Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:16:41 From: SCHLAUER@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3575$foo@default> Subject: Re: A Mystery CP that is Native to Texas, USA!!!
Dear Joe,
First, and most important, the plant you found in your parents' back
yard is not carnivorous. It is a member of the Aristolochiaceae. Yes,
the thing catches animals but not with its *leaves*. The "pitchers"
are the *flowers* of the plant, and they are pollinated by trapped
small insects. The insects are set free after pollination (they
are *not* digested).
> I finally got married and such,
... as visible on your pictures (ring on finger of size-comparing
hand). All the best!
> Everyone, please check this plant out, and give me some input if you
> can. Everything I know is at that page...and thanks in advance.
The "flower bulb" is in fact the fruit of the plant.
Kind regards
Jan
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