When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.
Thousands lined up at UNC Charlotte’s greenhouse to witness Cadavera, a rare corpse flower, whose towering bloom reeked of rotting flesh.
Corpse flower blooms “are really hard to study,” says Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist at Colorado State University ...