Elements of Botany, Plate 1

Benjamin Barton Smith1804/1804

Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

This plate depicts the carnivorous Sarracenia (Pitcher Plant). Pitcher plants are carnivorous. The "pitchers" are leaves that grow in a cup shape which is filled with water and enzymes to digest insects for extra nutrients.

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Title: Elements of Botany, Plate 1
Creator: Benjamin Barton Smith
Date: 1804/1804
Location: London, England
Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
Original Source: Elements of botany, or, Outlines of the natural history of vegetables : illustrated by thirty plates

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