The world’s largest flower is Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! Repost • @sciencechannel The rafflesia has no stems, no leaves, and no roots. The largest flower on Earth is a holoparasite of vines that smells like rotting flesh and can weigh up to 22 lb. Holoparasites cannot complete their life-cycle without exploiting a suitable host. Once it does, it will begin spreading its absorptive organ

A man came across a rare corpse flower in the wild while walking through a forest in Indonesia. The flower, whose scientific name is the rafflesia arnoldii, is the largest in the world and one of the rarest, as it only fully blooms for a 4-day window. It is colloquially known as a corpse flower, for the overpoweringly stinky odor it emits while mid-bloom. | NowThis

A time-lapse video shows the blooming of a corpse flower in its greenhouse at the Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Corpse flowers have a very strong odor and many compare it to the stench of rotting flesh. | ABC7

12K views · 385 reactions | Did you know Corpse Flowers never really die? 率 See the different stages of its life cycle with curator Brandon. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens | Facebook

This is one bloom you don't want to smell. Timelapse of the flower of a Rafflesia arnoldii plant opening. This plant has the largest single flower in the world. The flower has the appearance of flesh and emits a powerful stench of rotting meat. More: http://ow.ly/bVcP30d0BRT | Science Photo Library