‘Corpse’ Flower

Giant Stinky Flower
Giant Stinky Flower A Titan arum, also knows as the 'corpse flower,' is seen in bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013, where visitors hope to get a whiff of its characteristic smell of rotting flesh. The smell had peaked in the early morning hours, yet despite the lack of stink visitors streamed in to get a look at the unusual plant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Giant Stinky Flower Visitors crowd around a Titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower" in expectation of getting a whiff of it's characteristic blooming smell of rotting flesh, Monday, July 22, 2013, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington. The smell had peaked in the very early morning hours, yet despite the lack of stink visitors streamed in to get a look at the unusual plant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Austin Lasseter, Sarah Lasseter, Pete Lasseter Austin Lasseter, of Alexandria, Va., with his children Sarah, 8, left, and Pete, 4, look at the Titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower" in expectation of getting a whiff of it's characteristic blooming smell of rotting flesh, Monday, July 22, 2013, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington. The smell had peaked in the early morning hours, yet despite the lack of stink visitors streamed in to get a look at the unusual plant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Ty Heaton, Brae Heaton The Capitol dome looms in the background as Ty Heaton, of Falls Church, Va., holding his four-month-old baby Brae, center, and others, wait to enter the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013, to view the Titan arum, also know as the "corpse flower" in expectation of getting a whiff of it's characteristic blooming smell of rotting flesh. The smell had peaked in the early morning hours, yet despite the lack of stink visitors streamed in to get a look at the unusual plant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Giant Stinky Flower A Titan Arum, also known as the "corpse flower" blooms at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013. The plant peaked in it's characteristic blooming smell of rotting flesh very early in the morning, yet despite the lack of stink visitors streamed in to get a look at the unusual plant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Giant Stinky Flower This photo provided by the U.S. Botanic Garden shows Titan arum, a giant rainforest plant that has been dubbed the "corpse flower" for its terrible smell, as it starts blooming Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the U.S. Botanic Garden next to the Capitol in Washington D.C. Experts had been anticipating its bloom for more than a week. Garden officials expect "peak smell" to occur early Monday morning, and the flower to remain open for an estimated 24 to 48 hours. Then it will begin to collapse on itself. The last corpse flower to bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden was in 2007. (AP Photo/U.S. Botanic Garden)
Belgium Giant Flower A woman looks at the Amorphophallus Titanum, also known as the Titan Arum or Corpse flower, because of it's smell, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels, Monday, July 8, 2013. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours. (AP photo/Yves Logghe)
Belgium Giant Flower A girl looks at the Amorphophallus Titanum, also known as the Titan Arum or Corpse flower, because of it's smell, one of the world's largest flowers, at the National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels, Monday, July 8, 2013. The rare phallus-like flower that springs from the plant only survives about 72 hours. (AP photo/Yves Logghe)
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