Triantha occidentalis (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Triantha occidentalis

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Triantha occidentalis produces flowering stalks with sticky hairs that can trap insects. New research confirms that the plant can digest these trapped prey.

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Danilo Lima

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