Fun Facts About Carnivorous Plants: Fact # 14
Genlisea plants do not have roots! What appear to be roots are actually known as “snare leaves” (also known as rhizophylls) that resemble roots thanks to their forked shape that spirals outward from the primary plant stem. Thanks to the inward-pointing filaments within the rhizophylls, the protozoans that the plant ingests can only go deeper in and be digested.












