Got this lil guy at a plant giveaway with just the one bitty pitcher, now working on 3 new pitchers! So proud c:

  • Classy@sh.itjust.works
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    16 days ago

    Fun fact: Nepenthes is entirely unrelated to American pitcher plants, and in fact both of these are entirely unrelated to the Australian pitcher plants, Cephalotus. Pitcher carnivory has evolved independently at least three times, and arguably more.

    Nepenthes, Nepenthaceae, Caryophyllales (cactus order)
    Sarracenia, Sarraceniaceae, Lamiales (mint order)
    Cephalotus, Cephalotaceae, Oxalidales (oxalis/sourgrass order)