“Northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are carnivorous, allowing them to survive in nutrient-poor bog environments. Here there is no rich soil, but rather a floating mat of Sphagnum moss.

In the world of plants, most use sunlight and soil to survive. But some have a very different way to live. Carnivorous plants ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Northern Pitcher Plant, or the Side-Saddle Flower, Sarracenia Purpurea, L ” in SA Supplements Vol. 20 No. 507supp (September 1885), p ...

Working with researchers at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station, Stevens discovered a Northern Pitcher plant had caught not one but two salamanders. Overall Winner, 1st Place - Animals.

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants feed upon. What seems to be an inert plant, a part of the ecological ...