With roughly 400,000 different species of flowers found on the planet, here’s a look at some of the rarest ones around the world. Corpse flower (titan arum) Scientific name: Amorphophallus titanum ...

Rare plants are no longer the secret obsession of eccentric collectors hidden away in greenhouses. Today, the fascination ...

Hold your nose and hurry: One of the world’s rarest and smelliest plants, a corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), has opened at the San Diego Botanic Garden, in Encinitas. Once in full bloom, the ...

The giant flower find has renewed calls among researchers to rename its genus, which honours British colonial official Thomas ...

The rare Begonia larorum was rediscovered on Brazil’s Alcatrazes Island after not being seen for more than a century, according to a study. L. Candisani Oryx On a small, remote island off the coast of ...

LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The ...

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — One of the world’s rarest, foul-smelling plants can be found in San Diego County and is expected to bloom over the coming week. A corpse flower currently on display in the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A rare sight — a flower that blooms once every seven to 10 years and only stays bloomed for two days, emitting a foul odor — the San Diego Botanic Garden’s corpse flower has ...