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| | Utricularia. |
 | | Utricularia, on the other hand, are an enigma; either they are upstaged by the moss growing in their pots, or they are displaying tiny, orchid-like flowers, yet in either case their carnivorous nature remains obscured. |
 | | You see, the Utricularia's tiny trapping device is usually buried within the soil, or in the case of aquatic species attached to floating masses of weedy growth. |
 | | And the remainder of Utricularia anatomy also diverges greatly from the usual plant structures: they have no true roots, their leaves are considered by many to not be leaves at all, and stems are nearly absent in all but the most primitive species. |
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