Insectivorous plants / by Charles Darwin ; revised by Francis Darwin.

  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Insectivorous plants / by Charles Darwin ; revised by Francis Darwin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XVIIL Utricularia (continued). Utricularia montana—Description of the bladders on the subterranean rhizomes—Prey captured by the bladders of plants under culture and in a state of nature—Absorption by the quadrifid processes and glands—Tubers serving as reservoirs for water—Various other species of Utricularia—Polypompholyx—Genlisea, different nature of the trap for capturing prey—Diversified methods by which plants are nourished Pages 348-367 Index 369-377