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Angiosperm Families - Asclepiadaceae R.Br.
... , or non-succulent; autotrophic (usually), or ‘carnivorous’ (? — D. rafflesiana). Trapping mechanism if the ‘pitchers’ of D. rafflesiana function as such, passive. ... Reproductive type, pollination. Plants hermaphrodite. Pollination entomophilous; often via diptera; mechanism conspicuously specialized (involving trapping of insects’ legs or probosces between the osmotically elastic anther ...
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Angiosperm Families - Byblidaceae Domin
... Domin ~ Lentibulariaceae Excluding Roridulaceae Habit and leaf form. Sub shrubs, or herbs. Plants ‘carnivorous’. Trapping mechanism passive. The traps consisting of the sticky-glandular, non-irritable (flypaper-like) leaves. Leaves alternate ...
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Darlingtonia - Home page
... a Cobra Lily, because of its resemblance to a cobra about to strike), has a trapping mechanism similar to the Sarracenia. However in the case of Darlingtonia the plant incorporates a 180 ... Oregon in the USA. It is is the only species in its genus, though its trapping mechanism is almost identical to that of Sarracenia. Under the correct conditions the pitchers can grow ...
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Sarracenia - Home Page
... fall into the trap are able to simply fly out. As stated earlier the basic trapping mechanism of all Sarracenia's is the same, however there are significant differences in the form ...
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International Carnivous Plant Society
... pitchers but a significant amount of prey was not present, so the efficiency of the trapping mechanism remains doubtful for at least during the dry season (the time we visited the Aparaman ... observed approximately 5-40 arthropods captured by a single leaf. Another observation associated with the trapping mechanism is the fact that most of the nectar chambers of the appendages were opened and ...
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Michael Zenner's Carnivorous Plants
... a height of 36 inches (just under 1 meter). The trapping mechanism is slightly different than that of other pitcher plants. The ... that grow from the tips of wide leaves. The trap mechanism is similar to that of the Trumpet Pitchers, in ... !) Growing Nepenthes Pinguicula (Butterworts) Pinguicula uses an active flypaper-type trapping mechanism. The surface of Pinguicula's broad, flat leaves is covered ...
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Stinking Flowers
... of fresh pollen to be taken to a different plant. One of the classic insect-trapping carrion flowers is the European Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia clematitis), a member of the ... female flowers reach maturity at different times, cross pollination between different plants is the normal mechanism for sexual reproduction and seed production. Female flowers are typically receptive before the anthers ...
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Carnivorous Plants
... interlocked (intermeshed) when the blade folds closed, thus trapping the insect like bars in a jail cell. The action of this remarkable mechanism involves a rapid loss of turgor pressure within ... the eelworm body and proceeds to digest and absorb it. Exactly what triggers this lassoing mechanism has been the subject of considerable scientific speculation. It undoubtedly involves a chemical reaction ...
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Darlingtonia californica, Carnivorous Plants Online - Botanical Society of America
... part of the leaf, shown in Figure 1, is modified for the trapping function. The end of the leaf is hooded. There is a circular ... through the openings. If seeds of a plant are wind-dispersed, a mechanism like this that disperses more seeds on a windier day is better, ... in the land, so wind dispersal of seeds would be an ideal mechanism for getting them to these isolated areas. If the seeds fall onto ...
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Japanese Beetles
... to reduce the population. Commercial landscapers and golf courses may use Dylox, Proxol or Turcam. Trapping: Baited traps are effective tools for detection of Japanese beetle to determine first emergence or presence in an area with a low population. Trapping is not a recommended control method. Traps can only be effective as a control mechanism if they are used in high concentrations. Use ...
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