They draw nutrients from the ground, like other plants.
In the first group, the leaves create a watertight cup from which the plants draw moisture and nutrients.
When dormant/docile, these appendages are rooted into the ground and are used to draw nutrients, as with a normal plant.
They have a digestive system which is completely different from ours, seeming to draw nutrients from air and soil, much as do plants.
The plants provide shelter for animals, trap silt and draw nutrients from the water.
When they come to drink, they fall into the pitcher, are unable to escape, and the plant draws nutrients from the captured prey.
The plant attaches itself to the root systems of other plants with structures called haustoria and draw nutrients through them.
These insects have specialised structures, known as a proboscis to pierce and draw nutrients from their host.
It draws nutrients from the plant via haustoria that penetrate the epidermal layer.
"In winter, the trees root and draw nutrients from the river mud," Yama told Pandaras.