Carnivorous mint?

Carnivorous mint?#445318

By ChefDean -  Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:57 am
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- Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:57 am #445318

New species discovered in Mozambique. In the mint family, now your gum flavor can bite you back.
Definitely proto-carnivorous, traps bugs. It's being studied to see if it has the ability to secrete the enzymes to digest them as well.
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/91118E78 ... 3822B6FBFA

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Re: Carnivorous mint?#445325

By andynorth -  Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:47 pm
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- Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:47 pm #445325

That is quite unique. I have never seen a CP with the flower on the same stem and just barely above its trapping mechanism, unless I am not seeing that correctly.

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Re: Carnivorous mint?#445326

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:13 pm
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- Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:13 pm #445326

There are still undiscovered things in this world, probably some close to each of us. Yet, at the rate "civilization" is going a lot of it will be destroyed before it's ever known. (OCD-Me put his slough of despond baseball cap on this morning.)

Re: Carnivorous mint?#445337

By alecStewart1 -  Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:37 pm
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- Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:37 pm #445337

It almost looks like a tuberous sundew.

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Re: Carnivorous mint?#445359

By DragonsEye -  Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:02 pm
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- Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:02 pm #445359

Very kewl!

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Re: Carnivorous mint?#445362

By evenwind -  Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:02 pm
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- Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:02 pm #445362

Evenwind requests Crepidorhopalon droseroides. Thanks!

(Too soon?)

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Re: Carnivorous mint?#445365

By ChefDean -  Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:51 pm
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- Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:51 pm #445365

evenwind wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:02 pm Evenwind requests Crepidorhopalon droseroides. Thanks!

(Too soon?)

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