Corpse flower that smells like rotting meat begins rare bloom in San Francisco
The stench – which is strongest on the first day of the flower's two-day bloom – has been likened in the past to dead animals, rotten eggs, sweaty socks, sewage and rubbish.
Image: The flower pictured on a live stream feed by the botanical garden. Pic: Gardens of Golden Gate Park Image: Another corpse flower in bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia. Pic: AP
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