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'''''Triantha occidentalis''''', the '''western false asphodel''', is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''[[Triantha]]''. It is found in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101980 |title=''Triantha occidentalis'' in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |website=www.efloras.org}}</ref>
'''''Triantha occidentalis''''', the '''western false asphodel''', is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''[[Triantha]]''. It is found in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101980 |title=''Triantha occidentalis'' in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |website=www.efloras.org}}</ref>


''Triantha occidentalis'' was described by [[Reginald Ruggles Gates|R. R. Gates]] in 1918.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Triantha occidentalis (S.Watson) R.R.Gates|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2864285|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-10|website=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropicos {{!}} Name - Triantha occidentalis (S. Watson) R.R. Gates|url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/18406004|access-date=2021-08-10|website=legacy.tropicos.org}}</ref> The carnivorous behavior of the plant was discovered in 2021 by a group of scientists from the [[University of British Columbia]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name="PNAS" />
''Triantha occidentalis'' was described by [[Reginald Ruggles Gates |R. R. Gates]] in 1918.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Triantha occidentalis'' (S.Watson) R.R.Gates |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2864285 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-10 |website=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropicos {{!}} Name - ''Triantha occidentalis'' (S. Watson) R.R. Gates |url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/18406004 |access-date=2021-08-10 |website=legacy.tropicos.org}}</ref> The carnivorous behavior of the plant was discovered in 2021 by a group of scientists from the [[University of British Columbia]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name="PNAS" />


''Triantha occidentalis'' is a [[carnivorous plant]]: the stem is covered in a sticky substance, and has tiny hairs that produce a digestive enzyme called [[phosphatase]]. The sticky substance is able to trap small insects, which are digested by the enzyme from the hairs, allowing the plant to absorb their nutrients.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026091196/this-sweet-white-flower-is-actually-a-sneaky-carnivore-scientists-discovered |title=This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover |website=NPR.org|date= August 9, 2021|series=All Things Considered|first=Nell|last=Greenfieldboyce|accessdate=2021-08-10}}</ref><ref name="PNAS">{{Cite journal|last=Lin|first=Qianshi|last2=Ané|first2=Cécile|last3=Givnish|first3=Thomas J.|last4=Graham|first4=Sean W.|date=2021-08-17|title=A new carnivorous plant lineage (Triantha) with a unique sticky-inflorescence trap|url=https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2022724118|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|language=en|volume=118|issue=33|doi=10.1073/pnas.2022724118|issn=0027-8424|pmid=34373325}}</ref> Of note is that the sticky stem is only able to entrap smaller insects, such as [[midge]]s, and does not affect larger insects like bees or butterflies that may play a role in pollination.<ref name="PNAS" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Elbein|first=Asher|date=2021-08-09|title=This Flower Hides a Secret: It’s Actually a Carnivore|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/science/carnivorous-flower-plant.html|access-date=2021-08-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The plant is considered to be unique in this method of carnivory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
''Triantha occidentalis'' is a [[carnivorous plant]]: the stem is covered in a sticky substance, and has tiny hairs that produce a digestive enzyme, [[phosphatase]]. The sticky substance is able to trap small insects, which are digested by the enzyme from the hairs, allowing the plant to absorb their nutrients.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026091196/this-sweet-white-flower-is-actually-a-sneaky-carnivore-scientists-discovered |title=This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover |website=NPR.org |date=August 9, 2021 |series=All Things Considered |first=Nell |last=Greenfieldboyce |accessdate=2021-08-10}}</ref><ref name="PNAS">{{Cite journal |last=Lin |first=Qianshi |last2=Ané |first2=Cécile |last3=Givnish |first3=Thomas J. |last4=Graham |first4=Sean W. |date=2021-08-17 |title=A new carnivorous plant lineage (Triantha) with a unique sticky-inflorescence trap |url=https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2022724118 |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |language=en |volume=118 |issue=33 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2022724118 |issn=0027-8424 |pmid=34373325}}</ref> Of note is that the sticky stem is only able to entrap smaller insects, such as [[midge]]s, and does not affect larger insects like bees or butterflies that may play a role in pollination.<ref name="PNAS" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Elbein |first=Asher |date=2021-08-09 |title=This Flower Hides a Secret: It’s Actually a Carnivore |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/science/carnivorous-flower-plant.html |access-date=2021-08-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The plant is considered to be unique in this method of carnivory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


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[[Category:Tofieldiaceae]]
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Triantha occidentalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Tofieldiaceae
Genus: Triantha
Species:
T. occidentalis
Binomial name
Triantha occidentalis

Triantha occidentalis, the western false asphodel, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Triantha. It is found in the Pacific Northwest.[1]

Triantha occidentalis was described by R. R. Gates in 1918.[2][3] The carnivorous behavior of the plant was discovered in 2021 by a group of scientists from the University of British Columbia and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4]

Triantha occidentalis is a carnivorous plant: the stem is covered in a sticky substance, and has tiny hairs that produce a digestive enzyme, phosphatase. The sticky substance is able to trap small insects, which are digested by the enzyme from the hairs, allowing the plant to absorb their nutrients.[5][4] Of note is that the sticky stem is only able to entrap smaller insects, such as midges, and does not affect larger insects like bees or butterflies that may play a role in pollination.[4][6] The plant is considered to be unique in this method of carnivory.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Triantha occidentalis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  2. ^ "Triantha occidentalis (S.Watson) R.R.Gates". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Triantha occidentalis (S. Watson) R.R. Gates". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. ^ a b c Lin, Qianshi; Ané, Cécile; Givnish, Thomas J.; Graham, Sean W. (2021-08-17). "A new carnivorous plant lineage (Triantha) with a unique sticky-inflorescence trap". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (33). doi:10.1073/pnas.2022724118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 34373325.
  5. ^ a b Greenfieldboyce, Nell (August 9, 2021). "This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover". NPR.org. All Things Considered. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  6. ^ a b Elbein, Asher (2021-08-09). "This Flower Hides a Secret: It's Actually a Carnivore". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-10.


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