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2.3 Beware the insectivorous plants of the peatlands

Carnivorous plants are a source of fascination to many students. Venus flytraps and pitcher plants are instantly recognisable as the most famous examples, and although we may assume that they are to be found in far off sub tropical biomes we may need look no further than the boggy peatlands of Ireland and the UK to discover their cousins lurking between the spongy sphagnum moss

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