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Category Archives: Carnivorous Plants
Nepenthes mira – The Wonderful Pitcher plant
The Nepenthaceae, and in particular the only genus in this family, the genus Nepenthes, has been described in a previous blog, posted on this site by Garance (Wood-Moulin 2013). In that blog the morphology and development of pitcher plants has … Continue reading
Pinguicula laueana – a clever little brute in a pretty scarlet-red suit
Although this plant looks quite innocent and harmless with gorgeous red flowers and small, compact leaved rosettes, it ‘eats’ with great appetite little insects using unique, highly sophisticated and efficient traps. Together with the genera Genlisea and Utricularia, Pinguicula belongs … Continue reading
Utricularia gibba L. – la femme fatale
A beautiful and innocent flower above the water surface, a killer underneath… thin and delicate as a hairy root Utricularia gibba is hidden awaiting its next victim…
Posted in Carnivorous Plants, Species
Tagged Bladderwort, carnivorous plant, Conespur Bladderpod, Creeping Bladderwort, Floating Bladderwort, Floating Bladderworts, Humped Bladderwort, Swollen-spurred Bladderwort, U. exoleta R.Br (Australia), U. gibba subsp. exoleta (R Br) P. Taylor (Australia), U. kalmaloensis A. Chev. (U.S.A.), U. obtusa Sw. (Jamaica), U. riccioides A. Chev. (Ivory Coast), U. tricrenata Hiern. (Angola), Utricularia bifidocalcar Good (Angola), Utricularia gibba, Yellow Flowering Bladderwort
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Mexican Butterworts – Pinguicula
The latest arrivals to the tropical greenhouse are a set of Pinguicula species originating in Mexico and some hybrids and cultivars derived from them. These add to the plants of Pinguicula laueana we have been growing there for the past … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Carnivorous Plants, Countries, Low Nutrient Environments, Mexico
Tagged Mexican Butterwort, Pinguicula, Pinguicula agnata, Pinguicula ehlersiae (Ixmiquilpan - Hidalgo - Mexico), Pinguicula ehlersiae (Santa Catarina), Pinguicula esseriana, Pinguicula laueana, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula sect. Orcheosanthus, Seramis
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