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This unusual plant, usually found in bogs, is carnivorous, feeding on insects
that are trapped in its bulbous pitcher like leaves. Although this carnivorous
plant is a common inhabitant of acidic bogs, it also is found in fens. The
highly modified leaves are covered with downwardpointing hairs on the inside
which keep insects from escaping. Insects that enter the leaf eventually drown,
providing the pitcher plants with important nutrients. The tiny sundews also
shown in this poster are also carnivorous and trap insects on the surface of
their sticky leaves.
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