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carnivorous plant


green pitcher plant
The green pitcher plant, found in swampy areas in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Also called an insectivorous plant, a specialized plant whose leaves are adapted to trap and digest insects, which supplement their food supply. They normally living in boggy habitats or as epiphytes. The insects may be caught in vase-like traps (e.g., pitcher plant), by leaves that spring shut (e.g., venus fly trap), by a trapdoor (e.g., bladderwort), or on sticky leaves (e.g., sundew). The captured insects are broken down by enzymes secreted from the plants and the products absorbed.


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