Corpse Flowers Smell Nasty!

• Autore: Cole Tayler
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP, , 2016; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (26 pages)
• Disciplina: 584/.64
• Soggetto topico: Amorphophallus; Pollination by insects; Plants - Adaptation
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Corpse flowers smell nasty
• ISBN: 9781482456110; 1482456117
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910149537503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World's Weirdest Plants