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The Stinky Stapelia Gigantea: Carrion Plant Logic


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Provides an overview of the Stapelia gigantea, commonly called the Carrion Plant. It highlights the plant’s distinctive large, star-shaped flowers and its corpse-like odor, which serve to attract carrion flies for pollination, a process known as sapromyophily.
The passage also explains that the Carrion Plant is a succulent and notes its uses, including historical medicinal applications. Today, it is often cultivated as an ornamental plant, though it can occasionally behave as an invasive species in certain environments.

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