Rafflesia

If the player's town has too many weeds and trash, enough to generate the "worst" rating, a rafflesia may appear. Players are unable to remove it by picking it or digging it up.

The environmental report in the civic center will read this: "This place is the pits! Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong! There's not a single thing I like in this town!" and Pelly will state "Hmm... You know, I think the problem is there are those gross flowers that keep showing up. You really have to work daily to prevent eyesores like that from sprouting." while Phyllis will comment '"There must be a flower that smells terrible somewhere in town. Well, if that's the problem, maybe they should just stop planting them! (Come on, genius!'')"

One small plus of the rafflesia is that flies are usually nearby and easy for catching. This mimics the real life behavior of it which emits the odor of rotting flesh to attract flies in order to pollinate.

In, the rafflesia can be seen in the insect section of the museum. Once the player catches a fly and donates it to Blathers, it will be seen flying around the plant.

The player can't try to remove a rafflesia by hitting it with a shovel or trying to pick it up. It usually appears where there are the least weeds, so it has room to grow and flies can appear. To remove a rafflesia, the player must pull all the weeds in the acre surrounding the plant. Once the player has picked all the weeds and trash up, the rafflesia will start to wilt and die in a few days,then it will be gone.

Further Information
The Rafflesia tuan-mudae is a rafflesia that can reach up to 1 meter in diameter. They can be found in Sarawak, Borneo.