Pitcher Plant

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The pitcher plant is remarkable for having the end of its leaf turned up so as to form a complete pitcher, filled with water, and covered with a lid. This design helps it to trap unsuspecting insects that are then digested.

Keywords

Botany, plant physiology, pitcher-plant, saprophytes

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Source

John Merle Coulter, C.R. Barnes and H.C. Cowles, A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities (New York:American Book Company, 1910) 385

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