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Nutrients from Other Sources
Insectivorous plants
A Venus flytrap has specialized leaves to trap insects, which it uses to supplement the low level of nutrients in the soil in which it lives.
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"OpenStax College, Nutritional Adaptations of Plants. October 17, 2013."
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