Tag: Not to be confused with
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Plant Rights
Plant rights are rights to which plants may be entitled. Such issues are often raised in connection with discussions about human rights, animal rights, biocentrism, or sentiocentrism. Not to be confused with Plant breeders’ rights. Philosophy Samuel Butler‘s Erewhon contains a chapter, “The Views of an Erewhonian Philosopher Concerning the Rights of Vegetables”. On the question of whether animal rights can be extended to plants, animal rights…
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Cephalotus
Cephalotus (Greek: κεφαλή “head”, and οὔς/ὠτός “ear”, to describe the head of the anthers) is a genus which contains one species, Cephalotus follicularis the Albany pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant. The pit-fall traps of the modified leaves have inspired the common names for this plant, which include ‘Albany pitcher plant”, “Western Australian pitcher plant”, “Australian pitcher plant”, or “fly-catcher plant.” It is an evergreen herb that is endemic to peaty…
