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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149537503321

Autore

Cole Tayler

Titolo

Corpse Flowers Smell Nasty!

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP, , 2016

©2017

ISBN

9781482456110

1482456117

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (26 pages)

Collana

World's Weirdest Plants

Disciplina

584/.64

Soggetti

Amorphophallus

Pollination by insects

Plants - Adaptation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Rotten flower -- House of rot -- Smelly structure -- Putrid perfume -- Pollination -- Fruitful flower -- Stinky discovery -- Famous flowers -- Disappearing corpse?

Sommario/riassunto

The huge corpse flower rarely blooms. When it does, it gives off a strong smell--the smell of a rotting corpse! The gross smell has a purpose, however. Readers learn that the stink of the corpse flower has everything to do with a main subject of the science curriculum: pollination. Other science topics covered include plant life cycles and structures. Fact boxes add even more intriguing information about this weird plant while full-color photographs offer readers an up-close look at a unique flower.