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Elephant foot yam, Stink lilly

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Photo by R.j.Connors
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Notes:

This bizarre flower is a 'carrion plant' that attracts flies for pollination with its stink. In the fall it suddenly 'drops dead' only to reemerge in the spring.

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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

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PublishedJuly 12, 2012

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