Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines August: Carnivorous Plants

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Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines August: Carnivorous Plants
National Resources Defense Council

Pitcher-plants and sundews supplement their diet by trapping and digesting insects.
Plants that eat insects, called carnivorous or insectivorous plants, come in multiple species, many of which are now hovering on the brink of extinction. The widespread collection of wild specimens, the acceleration of habitat destruction and landfill operations in swampy areas are just a few of the factors that are imperiling several increasingly rare insect-eating plants in the United States.

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