- Carrion plant
Carrion Plant can refer to:
* "Stapelia grandiflora "
* "Stapelia gigantea "
*Carrion flower
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Carrion flower — Carrion flowers or Stinking flowers are flowers that emit an odor that smells like rotting flesh. While a typical flower may be stereotyped as a colorful, sweet smelling structure that attracts insects and rewards them with pollen or nectar, this … Wikipedia
carrion-flower — carrˈion flower noun 1. A N American climbing plant (Smilax herbacea), with flowers that smell like putrid flesh 2. A S African asclepiad plant (genus Stapelia) with fleshy stem and stinking flowers • • • Main Entry: ↑carrion … Useful english dictionary
carrion flower — /ˈkæriən flaʊə/ (say kareeuhn flowuh) noun any plant with fetid smelling flowers which attract carrion flies, especially members of the genera Amorphophallus and Stapelia …
carrion beetle — noun a beetle that feeds on decaying animal and plant matter. [Family Silphidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
carrion flower — noun any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul smelling (often star shaped) flowers • Syn: ↑stapelia, ↑starfish flower • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Edible plant stems — Edible plant parts= Most plants are made up of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, buds and produce fruits containing seeds. We most commonly eat the seeds (e.g. maize, wheat, coffee and various nuts), fruit (e.g. tomato and apple), leaves (e.g.… … Wikipedia
Stapelia gigantea — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Stapelia gigantea image width = 220px image caption = Carrion Plant flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae… … Wikipedia
Stapelia grandiflora — Taxobox name = Stapelia grandiflora image width = 220px image caption = Stapelia grandiflora with flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae tribus … Wikipedia
Rafflesia — arnoldii flower and bud Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
