Sarracenia purpurea
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The carnivorous Purple Pitcher Plants found in the marshy clearings at Les Pleiades, near Montreux, are not native to Europe and originate from south-eastern USA. Like all pitcher plants, they derive most of their required nutrients from digesting the insects that become trapped in their specially-adapted, fluid-filled, pitcher-like leaves.
The marshy woodlands at Les Pleiades seem to suit their requirements very well, as they are pretty much the dominant species in some of the clearings...
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