Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plant
A carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
Picture No
10711220
Media ID
47586110
Size
4635px x 3684px
(19.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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