While out photographing orchids in the Florida panhandle, we found this lovely specimen growing in a roadside bog. This is the white-topped pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla).
Pitcher plants are a type of carnivorous plant, trapping insects in a pool of liquid inside the hollowed-out leaves. The inside of the pitcher is waxy and covered with downward-pointing hairs that make it easy for an insect to fall in but difficult to get out. The pool of liquid contains digestive fluids that break down the insects into basic nutrients that the plants can absorb...nutrients that are generally lacking in the highly acidic bog soil where these plants grow.
Study Names Three New Species of Lupines in Florida
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A newly published study of lupines in Florida names three new species, all
of which are endemic.
The rigorous, exhaustive study also raises the rank of o...
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Another excellent photo Prem. Would love to have seen this first hand.
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