Known for it’s relation to the stinkiest flower in the world, this phallic-shaped species recently discovered by botanist Greg Wahlert has been making heads turn and people gag since its discovery:
The newly discovered plant species Amorphophallus perrieri grows to about five feet tall.University of Utah botanist Greg Wahlert stands next to a new plant species he discovered – Amorphophallus perrieri — as it was starting to bloom on Feb. 2. A day later, the 4.5-foot-tall plant, began stinking like roadkill, just like its bigger and more famous, 20-foot-tall relative, Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the “corpse flower.”
Gross, but kind of cool, the Amorphophallus perrieri is probably not a plant you’ll see cropping up in any of your neighbours flower beds anytime soon, but it’s still quite an interesting bloom!
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