Corpse Flower Stinks of Death I The Green Planet I BBC Earth
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Rafflesia, a parasitic plant with no leaves or stems, only a bud, blooms into a large flower resembling a dead animal after five years, attracting carrion flies for pollination and reproduction.
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- Rafflesia, a parasitic plant found on mountain slopes, blooms into a large flower resembling a dead animal after five years, attracting carrion flies for pollination.
- The unique reproductive strategy of Rafflesia, lacking leaves and stems, relies on deceiving carrion flies with its death-like scent to ensure successful reproduction.
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A parasitic plant found on mountain slopes.
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Unique Rafflesia plant attracts carrion flies.
- Rafflesia, a parasitic plant found on mountain slopes, lacks leaves and stems, with only a bud visible; after five years, it blooms into a large flower resembling a dead animal, attracting carrion flies with its death-like scent to pollinate it, ensuring reproduction.
