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The flowers are red and yellow, wrinkled, with a silky texture and fringed with hairs, that can be as long as 8 mm (0.3 in). They bloom in autumn, triggered by the shorter daylight hours. [3] The flowers have the smell of rotting flesh, [5] in order to attract the flies which pollinate them.
It is commonly referred to as the carrion plant, starfish flower, giant toad plant, or starfish cactus, although it is not related to cacti at all. [3] This " carrion plant " nickname can also refer to similar Stapelia species as well as members of related genera, including Stapelia gigantea and Orbea variegata .
The hairy, oddly textured and coloured appearance of many Stapelia flowers has been claimed to resemble that of rotting meat, and this, coupled with their odour, has earned the most commonly grown members of the genus Stapelia the common name of carrion flowers. A notable exception is the sweetly scented Stapelia flavopurpurea.
Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years. An ...
Plants in the genus Stapelia are also called "carrion flowers". They are small, spineless, cactus-like succulent plants. Most species are native to South Africa, and are grown as potted plants elsewhere. The flowers of all species are hairy to varying degrees. The color and smell of the flowers both mimic rotting meat. This attracts scavenging ...
Black spots or a bad smell could also indicate that the plant is becoming waterlogged or even suffering from root rot. Signs Of Underwatering A Christmas cactus that has a lack of water will begin ...
Creatures like jellyfish, starfish and sand dollars rely on the wind and current to move around. If an offshore storm or strong winds push these invertebrates too close to shore, they can get ...
Stapelia hirsuta, [1] common name starfish flower or carrion plant, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name and synonyms