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Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantAn illustration by Ferdinand Bauer of an Australian pitcher plant, one of the few plants capable of trapping and digesting insects
Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantPlate 42 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Cephalotus follicularis Labill, pitcher plantCollected by Robert Brown at King George Sound, Western Australia, Dec 1801-Jan 1802, during the voyage of HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders
Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plantA carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrapA carnivorous plant which traps insects when they walk over specialist trigger hairs. The leaves snap closed and stay closed until the insect has been digested
Nephenthes sp. pitcher plantA carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
DroseraSundew. A carniviorous bog plant which collects insects by secreting a sticky substance on fine hairs on the leaves which is also acidic, digesting the trapped insect