Carnivorous Plants: Proboscidea parviflora var. hohokamiana, 1 by tropicbreeze
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tropicbreeze wrote: The debate on Stylidium became a bit contentious as well. But seems consensus was that Stylidium is a "proto-carnivorous" plant. The insects become stuck on the stems, rot and get washed down into the root zone. The main thing appears to be that the plant deliberately traps the prey as a food source. The questionable part related to the 'digestive process'. Stylidium candelabrum |