Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.

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However, keep in mind that some species, like the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), can be invasive. There are over 250 species of sundews (Drosera).

Sarracenia, a genus of carnivorous pitcher plants, may have evolved to take advantage of their insects prey's sense of smell. Sarracenia, a genus of carnivorous pitcher plants, ...

Funding: This work was publicly supported by the French National Research Agency & MUSE University (ANR-16-IDEX-0006 to L.G, C.V. and D.G. under the “Investissements d’avenir” program ...

The pitcher-shaped leaf of the carnivorous plant Sarracenia purpurea acts as a pitfall trap to capture small animals. Here, Fukushima et al. analyse pitcher leaf development and propose that this ...

"For decades, research has shown the effectiveness of Sarracenia Purpurea (Pitcher Plant) against past outbreaks of small pox [sic] in the 19th Century, found to halt viral replication in viral ...

The Sarracenia needs at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. A lack of light will cause the plant to become dormant, which seems to be what is happening to your plant.

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