The Genus Dipsacus
The genus Dipsacus includes different species of teasel. A cultivated species was used to improve the appearance of cloth, but farmers consider it a weed.
The genus Dipsacus includes different species of teasel. A cultivated species was used to improve the appearance of cloth, but farmers consider it a weed.
Learn some facts about this exotic plant that drowns its victims.
There are plants that have evolved to be eaters of living organisms, the Carnivorous plants. Numerous species using different techniques but my favorites are the pitcher plants. These come in a staggering variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Often the best of these can be purchased at your local floral shop or dealer.
Many plants survive by having sunlight, water, and soil, but discover how these plants are able to acquire their food in a different way.
A small fly buzzes slowly around its bog homeland. Suddenly, it picks up a sweet scent. Food, it thinks instinctively and flies towards the scent. It lands on a sticky, bumpy leaf.