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Genlisea
Also called Corkscrew Plant, Corkscrew Traps
Genlisea, the corkscrew plants, is a genus of about 30 small carnivorous herbs from wet, semi-aquatic habitats in Africa and Central and South America. Grow them wet, in bright light, in a mix that stays constantly moist; the key is never letting the roots or traps dry out.
Genlisea ( JEN-liss-EE-ə) is a genus of carnivorous plants also known as corkscrew plants. The 30 or so species grow in wet terrestrial to semi-aquatic environments distributed throughout Africa and Central and South America. The plants use highly modified underground leaves to attract, trap and digest minute microfauna, particularly protozoans. Although suggested a century earlier by Charles Darwin, carnivory in the genus was not proven until 1998.
The generic name Genlisea honors the French writer and educator Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
