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The team grew Sarracenia purpurea and three of its hybrids with other pitcher plants in a lab. They found that all of the pitchers produced a scent that was similar to more generalist plants that ...

This carnivorous purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) from Dutchess County, N.Y., was the two-millionth specimen to be digitized at The New York Botanical Garden.

The story behind the overall winner (seen above): “Northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are carnivorous, allowing them to survive in nutrient-poor bog environments. Here there is no ...

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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). They are found in bog areas all over ...

To investigate if scents were having an effect on the diet of the pitcher plants the researchers grew Sarracenia purpurea as well as three of its hybrids with other pitcher plants. As well as sampling ...

Overall Winner, 1st Place - Animals. Northern Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are carnivorous and a single plant here managed to capture two juvenile Spotted Salamanders "While following ...