The Carnivores' Display - Glasshouse Range - Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, Brookside, Cambridge, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 52° 11.669 E 000° 07.593
31U E 303612 N 5786561
This fantastic collection of carnivorous plants can be seen in the Glasshouse Range at the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens.
Waymark Code: WMA46R
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ECPirates
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For the preservation of this locality, collection is prohibited.

Information boards describe the plants inside this part of the glasshouse. The area has a central tiered pool with plants growing around it and further beds around the perimeter.

The official website describes the collection: visit link

'This Display House is devoted to carnivorous plants. These plants grow in nitrogen-poor environments and obtain this essential nutrient from insect protein. Carnivorous plants have evolved several times and use different methods to trap their prey – sticky, glandular leaf hairs in Sundews (Drosera), slimy leaf surfaces in Pinguicula, leaf pitchers in Sarracenia. They all require lime and nitrogen-free water so must be maintained using rain water.'

Parking Location: N 52° 11.694 E 000° 07.374

Type of Locality: Display/Garden

Terrain Difficulty:

Aldrovanda: no

Byblis: no

Cephalotus: no

Darlingtonia: no

Dionaea: no

Drosera: yes

Drosophyllum: no

Genlisea: no

Heliamphora: no

Nepenthes: no

Pinguicula: yes

Sarracenia: yes

Triphyophyllum: no

Utricularia: no

Species Present: Not listed
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