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The Dipsacus fullonum or teasel plant was and indeed still is in some areas used for teasing out fibres in the textile industry.
It is considered, by some, to exhibit proto carnivory as the sessile lancolate leaves form cups at the stem, which gather water, it is thought to stop sap-sucking insects and the like from attacking large areas of the plant, however, this has the secondary effect of capturing the insects (as well as other airborne debris) and converting it to a nutritional soup, in much the same way as Sarracenia purpurea which the plant absorbs through its leaves.

Dipsacus growth habit

'Soup with insect/arthropods/ airborne debris


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Steve

That’s so cool! I didn’t know that. Now I’ll have to go out and take a look