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'Crocodile'

"This spectacular plant has no petiole and the leaf base merges with the trap lobes, a characteristic shared with Dionaea ' Korrigans ' G.Bily. The transitional part of the lamina between the leaf base and the lobes variably undulates. The trap lobes cannot completely close towards the leaf base, which usually allows prey to escape and digestive fluids to leak. The traps are slightly curved along the midrib and have narrow marginal lashes. Dionaea ' Crocodile ' M.Farina produces mostly decumbent leaves up to 7 cm long. The inner surfaces of the trap lobes develop deep red colouration while the exterior of the traps and the leaf base may suffuse reddish in plants growing in direct sunlight. This cultivar must be propagated vegetatively; rhizome cuttings work well." Bailey & McPherson, Dionaea:196 (2013)

From :  https://cpnames.carnivorousplants.org/Cultivars.php?name=Dionaea

Note: differs from 'Korrigans' by its prostration all year round, and its less wavy (when speaking of 'Crocodile') leaf base / trap junction.

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