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Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / September, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2006 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
Parrot Pitcherplant (Sarracenia psittacina)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)
Another find at the French Broad garden sale, a pitcher plant. He has already eaten two house flies. He will go in the bog garden as soon as it warms up a bit.
Pitfall plants are in the genus Sarracemia comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants. The flowers emit a powerful stench that attracts flies. The prey prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known also as a pitfall trap.
The Cobra Lily, Darlingtonia californica, is native to southwestern Oregon and northern California. This carnivorous plant lures it's insect prey with a sweet nectar which is inside the leaf opening under it's hood.
Once inside, the insect becomes confused by the many transparent areas of the upper leaf surfaces, which appear to be exits. As the insect checks these false exits searching for an escape route, it is led down the tube structure and is unable to return to the top of the plant because of the slippery smooth surface of the inner tube and the sharp, downward pointing hairs which effectively block any chance of escape. Eventually, the insects will fall into a pool of liquid digestive enzyme in the base of the leaf where they are absorbed as food for the plant.
Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / May, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2006 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
Southern Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia venosa)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)
Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / October, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2006 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
White Trumpet Pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla f. dark vein)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)