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Because of its tubed like leaves
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What is the Tamil name of pitcher plants?
Kuduvai Poo
What is another name for Nepenthes?
Tropical or Asian Pitcher plants
Are pitcher plants nonvascular or vascular plants?
Pitcher plants are vascular plants.
What is the scientific name of the pitcher plant?
The families Nepenthaceae and Sarraceniaceae are the best-known and largest groups of pitcher plants.
Why are Pitcher-plants called Pitcher-plants?
Pitcher plants are called pitcher plants because they have 'pitchers' at the ends of their stems. The pitcher has digestive fluid in it with a sweet smell that attracts insects. The insects fly/crawl in and get trapped inside when the pitcher plant closes. They are then digested in the fluids in the "pitcher". Pitcher as in a jug or cup, not as in baseball pitcher but I think you knew that.
When was Pitcher-Plants of Borneo created?
Pitcher-Plants of Borneo was created in 1996.
Can animals help reproduct pitcher plants?
no animals do not help reproduce pitcher plants
How many pages does Pitcher-Plants of Borneo have?
Pitcher-Plants of Borneo has 171 pages.
Can you name some carnivorous plants?
The types of carnivorous plants are Nepenthes (tropical pitcher plants), Sarracenia (pitcher plants), Dionaea (venus fly traps), Pinguicula (butterworts), Utricularia (bladderworts), Aldrovanda (waterwheel plants), Drosera (sundews), Cephalotus (australian pitcher plants), Heliamphora (sun pitcher plants) and Genlisea (corkscrew plants). Roridula is carnivorous at one point in it's life, mostly before flowering.
What are facts about pitcher plants?
They have a scientific name, like Money Cups and something else i forgot.
Name three insect eating plants?
The pitcher plant The sun dew The venus fly trap
Name any 2 autotrophic plants showing heterotrophic mode of nutrition also.?
pitcher plant
