Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / May, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2007 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.

Pale Pitcherplant (Sarracenia alata)

Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)

Small pitcher plants in the carnivorous plant section at Kew Gardens

sarracenia purpurea

Pitcher Plant - Volo Bog

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Prominent dracula-like teeth in the upper part of the peristome.

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.

Sarracenia purpurea

Growing among the wild cranberry, blueberry and laurel

Nepenthes is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. Wikipedia

Sri Lanka.

carnivorous plant at the San Diego Zoo

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)

Sarracenia flava. Sumatra, Liberty Co. FL. Appalachicola National Forest. 3 April 2011.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens - Edgbaston, Birmingham.