genlisea


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rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps

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The discovery ends considerable puzzlement over lifestyles in the genus Genlisea. Discovered at the beginning of the last century, these rare plants form tiny rosettes of leaves on the ground and send up flowers that look like snapdragons.
Yet even in these extremes, a Genlisea typically sports showy flowers, a bit like the tax cheat living too well for his or her ml known resources.