fly-catcher plant

fly-catcher plant

plant
also called  Australian pitcher plant 
 (Cephalotus follicularis), only species in the flowering plant family Cephalotaceae (order Oxalidales), native to damp sandy or swampy terrain in southwestern Australia. It is a perennial herb with a deep taproot and a short, woody underground stem and buff-coloured flowers. The lower leaves are adapted to a pitcher shape which traps insects and secretes a liquid that digests them.

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