Corpse flower blooming at Dartmouth College

HANOVER, N.H. — A flower that got its nickname from its putrid smell is blooming at Dartmouth College for the first time since 2011.

Named Morphy, the titan arum — or corpse flower — began opening Friday afternoon at the Ivy League college’s Life Sciences Greenhouse. The 7½-foot flower is set to collapse today.

Morphy is native to Sumatra’s equatorial rainforests and has a long pointy stalk with a skirtlike covering.

Dartmouth greenhouse manager Kim DeLong said its odor has been described as a cross between a decaying animal and urine.

DeLong said she plans to pollinate the endangered flower to share seeds and pollen around the world.

The greenhouse will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.