Sarracenia alata - Areolate Form (Jasper County, Texas) antho-free It produces decumbent leaves and

It produces decumbent leaves and traps all year

'Adrian Slack' but are slightly smaller (6-7 cm) and often more ruffled

Unlike typical Venus flytraps

the plant produces curved phyllodia similar to those of S

Sarracenia alata - Areolate Form (Jasper County, Texas) antho-free It produces decumbent leaves andHere's an interesting Sarracenia alata! This is an areolate form which is relatively unusual for this species. Areoles are small windows on the pitchers that allow light to permiate the pitcher. More commonly seen in Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia psittacina and Sarracenia leucophylla, it's believed that these windows aid the plants' ability to capture insects. It's thought that the windows confuse insects trying to escape the pitcher by heading towards