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#Introduction She/Her. Very much still learning the mastodon/fedi ropes! Central Indiana natural history enthusiast and co-owner/#photographer @Nativeplantsunlimited . Mostly boosts posts, will occasionally gush abt #naturalhistory, my various #handcrafts, #pets, and #houseplants. I don’t mind answering questions in the comments!
#beading #beadwork #weaving #tabletweaving #handmade #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #nepenthes #cats #catsofmastodon #photography #artist #MastoArt
My Sarracenia rubra ssp. Wherryi #pitcherplant had outgrown its pot, such that the rhizome was distorting the plastic (photo 1). Could have divided it into three plants (photo 2) but didn't because I didn't want to shock it. So, repotted the whole thing into a larger, taller pot (photo 3). We hope that it lives long and prospers
#Nepenthes truncata is a lowland to intermediate pitcher plant species from the Philippines. These plants grow large enough to trap mice, though capturing mammals is a rare occurrence, and they cannot digest bone.
Borneo's mountains reveal a #NewSpecies of #orangutan-colored giant pitcher plant https://phys.org/news/2024-12-borneo-mountains-reveal-species-orangutan.html
#Sabah’s hidden giant: #Nepenthes pongoides, a micro-#endemic tropical #PitcherPlant from northern #Borneo. By Alviana Damit et al. https://www.publish.csiro.au/BT/BT24050
"The purpose of the pitcher is to capture both rainfall and insects... This newest species was found able to grow to 45 centimeters and to hold over two liters of water."
It’s an un-unfurled pitcher plant pitcher, not whatever your grubby mind mistook it for.
(I realised when describing this to someone irl that an “un-unfurled” thing is “furled”. Can you believe I teach scientific writing to students?)
Sarracenia leucophylla - aka carnivorous pitcher plants.
Nice day for collecting moisture, we're getting a constant misty rain.
#NewSpecies
Nepenthes kampalili
A newly discovered pitcher plant from the #philippines!
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/9166879C-FFB4-8A68-74A5-92CDA2A1FD15
Publication: http://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.644.2.8
#Phytotaxa #NepenthesKampalili
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #pitcherplant #nepenthaceae
These #CarnivorousPlants won the evolutionary jackpot https://www.science.org/content/article/these-carnivorous-plants-won-evolutionary-jackpot
Convergence in carnivorous pitcher #plants reveals a mechanism for composite trait #evolution https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade0529
"a springboard-like lid evolved independently in two different #PitcherPlant species on opposite sides of the world"
Hey folks - are there any #nepenthes #pitcherplant / #carnivorousplant carers out there?
Mine has been happily hanging about in the same place for a couple of years but recently some of the leaves have gone black at the sides. At first I thought it was just the older ones but then a newer one has done it too.
The baby pup is doing just fine, and the new growth looks ok...
The soil is moist, not wet (measured with a hygrometer) and it's a well draining mix.
Maybe it is just a delayed dormancy - anyone had this and if so, do I need I worry? If is happening on about 1 in 3 leaves.
Husband’s plant impulse control is just as bad as mine. Meet our newest #houseplant, a trumpet pitcher plant! If anyone knows the species lmk.