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... pitcher - plant order , consists of the single family Sarraceniaceae , a small group of low pe- rennial herbs of bogs and wet savannas with pitcher - like leaves specialized for trapping insects and other tiny ani- mals . The ...
... pitcher - plant order , consists of the single family Sarraceniaceae , a small group of low pe- rennial herbs of bogs and wet savannas with pitcher - like leaves specialized for trapping insects and other tiny ani- mals . The ...
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... Pitcher plants have received many fanciful vernacular names through the years , some of which allude to a specific feature of the plant . The first English settlers in North America called the common pitcher plant ( S. purpurea ) the ...
... Pitcher plants have received many fanciful vernacular names through the years , some of which allude to a specific feature of the plant . The first English settlers in North America called the common pitcher plant ( S. purpurea ) the ...
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... pitcher . Because of the domelike hood , insects must enter from the side . The presence of the hood dark- ens the pitcher ; this would discourage insects from enter- ing if numerous translucent " windows " that permit light to ...
... pitcher . Because of the domelike hood , insects must enter from the side . The presence of the hood dark- ens the pitcher ; this would discourage insects from enter- ing if numerous translucent " windows " that permit light to ...
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