Each corpse plant has both male (yellow) and female (red) flowers. The female flowers bloom first to attract pollinators coming from other corpse flowers. The next day, the male flowers bloom, providing pollen for flies and beetles to carry away to the next plant. The thin, yellow strands are pollen.
October 4, 2025
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It has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work
It has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work
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