commonly known english great plant species belonging family temperate species generally range occur far south japan southern europe island grows subtropical thought originate hybrid meaning sterile hybrid species doubled produce fertile stabilized current morphology perennial forms upright generally linear leaves typical densely covered tipped clear fluid trapping insects millimetres long held semi erect long bringing total leaf size plants green coloring red bright light populations forms winter resting called consist knot tightly leaves ground level spring end period root system weak centimeters serving mainly anchor water absorption nitrogen short supply trapping insects provides alternate source flowers summer sending centimetres long bearing white flowers open individually like flowers species long flowers branched styles flowers rely insect setting seed self black seed forms capsule long like uses called cover attract trap digest small usually insects attracted scent plant adhere sticky drops prey consists small insects flies insects large wings caught small butterflies plant sticky plant initial response contact prey consists movement response touch movement bending prey center leaf maximize contact capable movement able bend actual leaf blade prey process movement occur matter minutes leaf takes hours days bend gets caught touching prey additional prey eventually dies exhaustion prey resulting nutrient solution absorbed plant leaf leaving prey habitat grows open non forested habitat wet calcium rich soils include shores habitats tolerance calcium relatively rare rest genus associated times grows soil substrate entirely composed living dead moisture surface simultaneously soil nutrients away constant moisture unavailable low soil nutrient availability low competition plants diminished allowing english flourish distribution widely distributed world generally meaning found high latitudes globe areas found farther south particularly japan southern europe hawaiian island california plants known generally smaller normal experience winter period natural habitat includes states including alaska canadian provinces territories range special origins north american species count wood noted count hybrid origin leaf morphology occur locations wood likely originated hybrid north american species produce sterile hybrids natural hybrid conventionally incorrectly referred sterile similar modern errors production result doubling allow viable seed produced resulting plants known fertile woods noted appeared ongoing process multiple locations question remains widespread range limited region north_america greater varied habitat conditions major factor botanical history described frequently confused long leaf confusion fueled older described regarded ambiguous description applied specimens specimens mix species points led propose rejection species proposal accepted taxon listed rejected hybrids naturally occurring hybrids involving exist include sterile addition man hybrids gallery
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