This 'Cryptically Carnivorous' Plant Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight, Waiting for Flesh atlasobscura.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atlasobscura.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The western false asphodel an herb-like plant found in abundance along North America's West Coast has been known to science since 1879. But it is only recently that researchers from the University of British Columbia discovered the innocent-looking plant's penchant for insects. The finding is particularly exciting given that this is the first new predatory plant to be discovered in 20 years.
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For the first time in 20 years, botanists have identified a new carnivorous plant on the Pacific coast of North America, but what s good news for science is bad news for insects