Tilden Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA

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Tilden Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA

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Tilden Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA
Western False Asphodel (Triantha occidentalis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae. It used to be called Tofieldia occidentalis. It was only recently determined to be a carnivorous plant with a unique sticky inflorescence trap catching unsuspecting prey. Its flower stems are covered in a sticky substance and have tiny hairs that produce a digestive enzyme, a phosphatase. The sticky substance is able to trap small insects, which are digested by the enzyme from the hairs, allowing the plant to absorb their nutrients. The left frame in this diptych provides a close-up view of Western False Asphodel with its trapped prey.

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Tilden Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA

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