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This illustration shows a Bladderwort, some of whose leaves have converted into traps for insects.

Bladderwort

This illustration shows a Bladderwort, some of whose leaves have converted into traps for insects.

The carnivorous plant, the butterwort, of the genus Pinguicula.

Butterwort

The carnivorous plant, the butterwort, of the genus Pinguicula.

Darlingtonia californica also called the California Pitcher plant, Cobra Lily, or Cobra Plant, is a carnivorous plant, the sole member of the genus Darlingtonia in the family Sarraceniaceae. It is native to Northern California and Oregon, growing in bogs and seeps with cold running water. This plant is designated as uncommon due to its rarity in the field.

Darlingtonia Californica

Darlingtonia californica also called the California Pitcher plant, Cobra Lily, or Cobra Plant, is a…

Drosera rotundifolia is a carnivorous plant. Each stem has five to twelve flowers. The flowers are white and expand in the sunshine.

Drosera Rotundifolia

Drosera rotundifolia is a carnivorous plant. Each stem has five to twelve flowers. The flowers are white…

"Common Pitcher-Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in cross-section." -Bergen, 1896

Common Pitcher Plant

"Common Pitcher-Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in…

The Sundews (Drosera rotundifolia) comprise one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with over 170 species. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surface.

Sundew

The Sundews (Drosera rotundifolia) comprise one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with over…

"Blade of leaf of sundew." -Bergen, 1896

Sundew Leaf

"Blade of leaf of sundew." -Bergen, 1896

"Leaves of sundew. The one at the left has all its tentacles closed over captured prey; the one at the right has only half of them thus closed." -Bergen, 1896

Sundew Leaves

"Leaves of sundew. The one at the left has all its tentacles closed over captured prey; the one at the…

"Drosera rotundifolia. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. a perpendicular section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853

Common Sundew

"Drosera rotundifolia. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. a perpendicular section…

"Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)." -Bergen, 1896

Round-Leaf Sundew

"Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)." -Bergen, 1896

Venus Fly Trap is the common name of dionaea muscipula. The plant is insectivorous, meaning it eats insect. The flowers of the plant are white.

Venus Fly Trap

Venus Fly Trap is the common name of dionaea muscipula. The plant is insectivorous, meaning it eats…

The Venus Flytrap.

Venus Flytrap

The Venus Flytrap.

"Dionaea muscipula. 1. its pistil; 2. a sectional view of it showing the placentae; 3. a seed; 4. the same without its crustaceous skin, and opened so as to show the embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Venus Flytrap

"Dionaea muscipula. 1. its pistil; 2. a sectional view of it showing the placentae; 3. a seed; 4. the…