Carnivorous Plants

Carnivorous plants capture and digest unsuspecting insects, and then absorb their nutrients for energy. They grow on every continent except Antarctica. In the United States, carnivorous plants can be found in every state, although some species are rare or endangered, and some are specific to certain regions. Many carnivorous plants grow well in the semi-tropical climate of the Southeastern United States.
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Purple Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay  (S.C.)
Purple Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Sarracenia purpurea Carnivorous herb 50 cm tall Also called Hunter's Horn Large, solitary red-purple-green flower appears atop long stalk in mid to late spring Trumpet-shaped hollow leaves with...
Hooded Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Hooded Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Sarracenia minor Likes boggy areas Carnivorous, mostly insects Translucent spots on back of hood Hood is a modified leaf Hood flops down Gives off sweet smells Digestive fluid at the bottom of tubular...
Butterwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Butterwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Pinguicula lutea Bladderwort Family (Lentibulariaceae) Carnivorous herb 12.5 - 45 cm (5 - 18 inches) tall Solitary, yellow flower at end of leafless, glandular stalk Stalk rises from basal rosette of...
 Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4 4
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 4

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Edge of the Bay - The edge of the bay has red bay growing, along with groups of Trumpet Pitcher Plants.
 Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 1 1
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1

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Longleaf Pine Forest - We see a recent controlled burning. Bracken and Cinnamon ferns grow here. We also see Hooded Pitcher Plants and Wild Indigo.