1.2K views · 34 reactions | Rafflesia, or stinking corpse lily, is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world. Wikipedia #carlitzstories #chinchonaforest #lantapanbukidnon #rafflesia #Bukidnon #MtKitanglad | Carlitz Stories | Facebook

The stinking corpse Lily has always been one of my favorite flowers, not only because I find its appearance delightful but also because of how fascinating it is as a plant and parasite . The Harvard journal article on it is quite good and I highly suggest the read. I wasn't even able to fit all of the fascinating biological facts I learned about it in this video. I plan on going more into the build itself in a bit of a longer video, but I was too excited not to share this short 😁🌸🪰 So may I p

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