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Sarracenia is a genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada. The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel in order to trap insects, digesting their prey with proteases and other enzymes. The insects are attracted by a nectar-like secretion on the lip of pitchers, as well as a combination of color and scent. Slippery footing at the pitchers' rim, aided in at least one species by a narcotic drug lacing the nectar, causes insects to fall inside, where they die and are digested by the plant as a nutrient source. |
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Water free of dissolved calcium and magnesium (hardness minerals); also referred to as conditioned water. |
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In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. |
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Sphagnum is a genus of between 151-350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. |
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When water is still and unmoving. Stagnant water provides a better incubator (than moving water) for many kinds of bacteria, and other parasites. |
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The Sundews (Drosera) comprise one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with over 170 species. They lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucus secreting glands covering their leaf surface. |
