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Title
<em>Byblis gigantea</em>
Author
Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA
Keywords
Byblis gigantea
Description
Byblis gigantea
Byblis gigantea can grow in dense groupings. Its narrow leaves are covered on all surfaces by sticky hairs that trap insects. Thus, any insect passing through such a mass of leaves is likely to be trapped. sticky hairs do not change position once the insect is caught. The insect is gradually digested where it landed.

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Publisher
Botanical Society of America
Additional data
copyright: Carlquist, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
Collection
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Botanical Name
<em>Byblis gigantea</em>
Common Name
Rainbow Plant
Location Area
Southwestern Australia
Location Country
Australia
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