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PITCHER PLANT

PITCHER PLANT . CARNIVOROUS PLANTS. PICTURES. Pics of pitcher plants.

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PITCHER PLANT

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  1. PITCHER PLANT CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

  2. PICTURES Pics of pitcher plants

  3. Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over evolutionary time. However, some pitcher plant genera (such as Nepenthes) are placed within clades consisting mostly offlypaper traps: this indicates that this view may be too simplistic, and some pitchers may have evolved from the common ancestors of today's flypaper traps by loss ofmucilage. BASIC INFORMATION

  4. The families Nepenthaceae and Sarraceniaceae are the best-known and largest groups of pitcher plants. The Nepenthaceae contains a single genus, Nepenthes, containing about 130 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. In these Old World pitcher plants, the pitchers are borne at the end of tendrils that extend from the midrib of an otherwise unexceptional leaf. The plants themselves are often climbers, accessing the canopy of their habitats using the aforementioned tendrils, although others are found on the ground in forest clearings, or as epiphytes on trees TYPES OF PITCHER PLANTS

  5. Wild pitcher plants grow in sunny bogs covered with peat moss. The soil is waterlogged, low in mineral salts and has a low pH. The soil in a bog contains little nitrogen. Eating insects is an adaptation of plants that live in a nitrogen-poor habitat. Pitcher plants trap insects to obtain nutrients they do not get from soil. HABITAT

  6. Pitcher plants need a lot of sun and a lot of moisture. Plant them in an open area that receives at least six hours of direct sunlight per day during the growing season. Soil should remain moist but not overly saturated; nor should the soil dry out completely. Pitcher plants prefer acidic soil that is similar to their native soil: add peat moss, and possibly sand, depending on the variety. REQUIREMENTS

  7. The leaves of the pitcher plants form hollow tubes that collect water. These tubes are covered by a leaf that serves as a hood to control the amount of rain that falls into the tube. Insects fall into the tubes, drown and are digested by the plant. Flowers are bright yellow, red, maroon, pink, rose or purple, depending on species. FEATURES

  8. MADE BY USMAN SHAH, HASSAN SHAH,SALAR ABDULLAH AND KHUZAIMA SAEED VI A THANK YOU FOR WATCHING

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