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Yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava).
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Crimson pitcher plant
common pitcher plant
cobra plant
Slender pitcher plant
Attenborough's pitcher plant
Western Australian pitcher plant
cobra plant
Raffles' pitcher plant
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Yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava).
Do carnivorous plants actually eat their prey?
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Sundew. Drosera. Droseraceae. Drosera capensis. Cape sundew. Insect-eating plants. Carnivorous plants. Close-up of a cape sundew plant.
Carnivorous Plants Quiz
trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness
All Things Green Quiz
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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Shooting star (Dodecatheon pauciflorum).
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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
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