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Post by zath on May 22, 2014 17:24:37 GMT
Okay, yes, I know they're fictional man-eating plants, a'la Audrey.
However, I can't shake the feeling that, while browsing some online sellers, I saw a category called "triffids", and passed over it without thinking. Now I'm curious as to what exactly they were selling, but for the life of me, can't find that particular site again.
The only result that came up was a plant that shares the common name "Triffid", also known as Siam Weed, a highly invasive species native to the southern United States and Central America.
Anyone have any idea if there are other plants that are, either seriously or jokingly, called Triffids? Are there any carnivorous plants that include a kind of sting or paralytic to subdue their prey (other than the mild narcotic produced by some pitcher plants)?
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Triffids
May 22, 2014 19:49:32 GMT
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Post by silenicus on May 22, 2014 19:49:32 GMT
Drosera 'Triffida' is a cultivar of forked sundew D. binata var. multifida. It is named after the plants in the novel.
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Post by zath on May 22, 2014 20:03:04 GMT
I thought Triffid as a term came from the latin of "split three ways", which is why the plants in the novel were named the way they were, due to their three large motile roots.
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Post by Not a Number on May 23, 2014 2:36:21 GMT
From the novel "The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham
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Post by ICPS-bob on May 23, 2014 5:41:23 GMT
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Post by zath on May 23, 2014 6:29:05 GMT
@ ICPS Bob
I had already run across Triffid Park, though I didn't know about the VFT's. Being relatively new to the hobby, I can't tell much difference, except that some of the photos seem to show off some rather enlarged spines on the traps. Seemingly larger than most I've seen. If that's the defining characteristic, I guess I could see why they're called "Triffid Traps", lol.
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Post by Not a Number on May 23, 2014 6:59:10 GMT
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Post by Aidan on May 25, 2014 10:11:33 GMT
I can't tell much difference,... Welcome to the wonderful world of flytraps! With a few notable exceptions, they all look the same.
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Post by zath on May 25, 2014 12:47:17 GMT
I can't tell much difference,... Welcome to the wonderful world of flytraps! With a few notable exceptions, they all look the same. Hehe. I guess that's why I like my royal red and toothy traps best.
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Post by paulbarden on May 25, 2014 14:42:46 GMT
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