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Carnivorous Plants in the Wilderness
by Makoto Honda



 
Preface

  Introduction

 
  Pitcher Plants 
 
  Cobra Plant  
 
  Sundews   
 
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Butterworts

GENUS Pinguicula


FAMILY Lentibulariaceae

 

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There are about 80 species of butterworts worldwide. Many can be found in Mexico and in Europe. They grow on wet, dripping, moss-covered rocks in the mountains, on moist, grass-covered sandy ditches in savannas, and in other similar conditions, sometimes in company of other carnivorous plants. Butterworts are rosette of thin leaves, typically lying prostrate, with white, fibrous roots. The upper surface of the leaf is covered with short-stalked glands that secrete clear, sticky mucilage to trap small animal prey. The leaf feels greasy to the touch because of this secretions. This gave the plant its common name. The genus name Pinguicula is derived from the Latin word pinguis, meaning fat........ Click Description for more.