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Global Plants and algae

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Naufraga balearica (Celery)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Nemesia strumosa (Nemesia)
Nemesia, a member of the snapdragon family, is an annual herb that is widely grown in cultivation as the clusters of colourful... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes argentii (Pitcher plant)
This charming tropical pitcher plant is the smallest species of Nepenthes, a spectacular genus of carnivorous plants. Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes aristolochioides (Pitcher plant)
The tropical pitcher plants of Asia (Nepenthes species) are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes bellii (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes bicalcarata (Fanged Pitcher plant)
The tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) of Asia are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants, being... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes bongso (Pitcher plant)
This spectacular carnivorous plant from Asia grows modified pitcher-shaped leaves, which hang from coiled tendrils, into which... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes boschiana (Pitcher plant)
This impressive carnivorous plant belongs to a spectacular family of tropical Asian pitcher plants (Nepenthes species). Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes burbidgeae (Pitcher plant)
Arguably the most beautiful of the Bornean pitcher plants, Nepenthes burbidgeae is a vine which climbs to a height of about fifteen... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes clipeata (Pitcher plant)
The tropical pitcher plants of Asia (Nepenthes) are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants. Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes dubia (Pitcher plant)
This beautiful carnivorous plant is a vine which grows to a length of about three metres and has modified pitcher-shaped leaves... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes edwardsiana (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes ephippiata (Pitcher plant)
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Nepenthes faizaliana (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes fusca (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes fusca belongs to a group of spectacular carnivorous plants known as tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes), which are... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes hamata (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes inermis (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes khasiana (Pitcher plant)
Information on the pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana, is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes lavicola (Pitcher plant)
This impressive carnivorous plant belongs to a spectacular family of tropical Asian pitcher plants (Nepenthes species). Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes lowii (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes lowii is one of the most unusual pitcher plants of the Nepenthes genus, a group of spectacular carnivorous plants... More	12 Images	1 Video

Nepenthes macfarlanei (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes macfarlanei is a large, colourful member of the Nepenthes genus, a group of spectacular carnivorous pitcher plants... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes macrophylla (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes macrovulgaris (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes madagascariensis (Madagascar pitcher plant)
The Madagascar pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant that produces impressive ‘pitchers' that catch the insect... More	5 Images	3 Videos

Nepenthes muluensis (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes murudensis (Pitcher plant)
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Nepenthes northiana (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes ovata (Pitcher plant)
This spectacular carnivorous plant traps and digests invertebrates in large, colourful pitcher-shaped leaves. Nepenthes ovata... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes pervillei (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes pervillei is a pitcher plant native to the Seychelles. It is a climbing plant that can sprawl to 7 metres along the... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes pilosa (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes rajah (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes rajah is the most impressive, and possibly the best known of the pitcher plants. Some of the leaves become modified... More	14 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes ramispina (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes rhombicaulis (Pitcher plant)
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Nepenthes singalana (Pitcher plant)
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Nepenthes spathulata (Pitcher plant)
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Nepenthes spectabilis (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes talangensis (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes treubiana (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes truncata (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nepenthes veitchii (Pitcher plant)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Nepenthes villosa (Pitcher plant)
Nepenthes villosa is a spectacular species of tropical pitcher plant (Nepenthes), a group of carnivorous plants equipped with large... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Nesiota elliptica (St Helena olive)
In 2002, the St Helena olive had been lost from the wild and persisted only precariously, as one cultivated individual, but since... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Nesoluma polynesicum (Island nesoluma)
This easily identifiable, small evergreen grows up to 10 metres tall and about 25 centimetres in diameter. The leaves are broadly... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Nivenia stokoei (Stokoe's bush iris)
Stokoe's bush iris is an evergreen shrub, noted for its clusters of striking blue flowers. The sword-shaped leaves, measuring... More	17 Images	0 Videos

Northia hornei (Northia)
A gnarled tree with reddish-brown bark, Northia hornei can grow up to twenty metres tall amongst the shelter of forests, but may... More	1 Image	0 Videos

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