Butterworts 7 images Created 3 Apr 2012
While not as popular as some of its other carnivorous cousins, the butterwort is a passive insect trapper with nine different species native to North America. Their basal, flat leaves are covered with sticky hairs that trap small insects that are digested with a cocktail of enzymes and acids that supplement their nutritional requirements, allowing them to live in habitats where competing plants cannot survive.
