The World’s Largest—and Stinkiest—Flower Is in Danger of Extinction

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The World’s Largest—and Stinkiest—Flower Is in Danger of Extinction
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The 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to the destruction of forest habitats.

, at more than a meter across—is at risk due to the destruction of forest habitats in Southeast Asia. There are 42 species of Rafflesia, and researchers warn that all of them are under threat, with 25 classified as critically endangered and 15 as endangered.

“We urgently need a joined-up, cross-regional approach to save some of the world’s most remarkable flowers, most of which are now on the brink of being lost,” he said. After European explorers first discovered these plants in the late 18th century, seeing—or collecting—the flower

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