Cobra lilies, carnivorous plants. Darlingtonia Wayside, H101, north of Florence, Oregon, USA.

Cobra lilies thrive at Darlingtonia Wayside, 5 miles North of Florence, Oregon, just east of Highway 101. This 18 acre Oregon State Park (free entrance) protects Darlingtonia californica, the only carnivorous plant in Oregon. Also known as the Cobra Lily, it's main nutrients are obtained not from the soil, but from passing insects. Insects looking for food are lured into the plant by the promise of nectar but get trapped by false exits in the bowels of the plant.

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Cobra lilies thrive at Darlingtonia Wayside, 5 miles North of Florence, Oregon, just east of Highway 101. This 18 acre Oregon State Park (free entrance) protects Darlingtonia californica, the only carnivorous plant in Oregon. Also known as the Cobra Lily, it's main nutrients are obtained not from the soil, but from passing insects. Insects looking for food are lured into the plant by the promise of nectar but get trapped by false exits in the bowels of the plant.