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SARRACENIA PURPUREA [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Sarracenia purpurea
Latin
OBS

A carnivorous plant of the family Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher plant family), living in acid bog. Habitat: Widely distributed in east North America. This plant is the floral emblem of the province of Newfoundland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sarracenia purpurea
Latin
CONT

[Un piégeur passif] Sarracenia purpurea [porte] une rangée basilaire de feuilles urcéolées formant trappe. La proie est attirée vers le bord glissant de l'urne par une traînée de nectar [...] tombe dans une flaque de suc digestif, et ne peut en ressortir.

OBS

Plante carnivore de la famille des Sarracéniacées, poussant dans des tourbières à sphaignes. Habitat : Amérique du Nord. Emblème floral de la province de Terre-Neuve.

Spanish

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