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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Sarraceniaceae — sun pitchers, severalcarnivorous plants .
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Examples
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The vegetation, isolated for millennia on infertile soils, is characterized by endemism and carnivory, eg: Heliamphora spp.,
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Heliamphora have a special place in my heart – blame it on George Edward Challenger.
Happy Halloween… 2007
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Heliamphora have a special place in my heart – blame it on George Edward Challenger.
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The primitive pitchers of Heliamphora chimantensis are an example of pitfall traps
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Keiki though I’d never heard of Heliamphora keiki-ing?
Happy Halloween… 2007
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I grow a few different types – I’ve never had any luck with the canonical carnivore: the Venus Flytrap, but I do have pitcher plants (Nepenthes, Sarracenia and Heliamphora), sundews, pings (butterworts), and utrics (bladderworts).
Happy Halloween… 2007
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I grow a few different types – I’ve never had any luck with the canonical carnivore: the Venus Flytrap, but I do have pitcher plants (Nepenthes, Sarracenia and Heliamphora), sundews, pings (butterworts), and utrics (bladderworts).
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Keiki though I’d never heard of Heliamphora keiki-ing?
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