Corpse flower draws large crowd in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (NBC) - A flower with an unusual smell drew quite the crowd in Milwaukee on Monday.
The Corpse Flower is back at Mitchell Park Domes this week; it started to bloom on Sunday.
Also known as Amorphophallus Titanum, the plant emits a powerful odor described by some as rotting flesh.
Dozens of people came to the domes to get a whiff of this stinky plant.
Experts said the flower only blooms every seven to 10 years and will only last 24 to 48 hours.
Outside of controlled environments like the domes, the corpse plant only grows in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Titan arum
Titan Arum is native to Indonesia sSumatra, but is becoming scarce due to logging, farming, and the flower s use as an aphrodisiac. The plant itself is quite spectacular, reaching heights of twelve feet, but the flower is even more amazing. A plant blooms once every 6-10 years. The flower is over 5 feet tall and 4 feet across. It has a huge phallic-like spadix emerging from the center of the flower, which may partially explain the flower s use as an aphrodisiac. The stench from the bloom, often compared to rotting animal flesh, is intended to attract carrion eating beetles to the flower in order to pollinate it.