Corpse flower blooms, stinks up the place

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Corpse flower blooms, stinks up the place
SAN MARINO, Calif., (UPI) -- The corpse flower was in bloom during the weekend at California's Huntington Library and fans of its nasty odor were not disappointed, library officials said.

The flower gives off an odor of rotting flesh that lets rainforest insects know it is ready for pollination.

Celebrating the corpse flower in full bloom is an annual event at the Huntington Library in San Marino, which features a collection of rare books and manuscripts, several art collections and botanical gardens spread out over 120 acres northeast of Los Angeles.

The corpse flower bloomed Friday evening and the bloom was expected to last for only about one day, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

"And boy, is it making a stink!" the library said on its Web site.
 
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