Do you know what this nasty looking bump is on my Okee Giant?

[BaseDrifter]

Hey guys, was checking out my Okee Giant today and noticed this nasty looking wart like thing on a rising pitcher. Any idea what it is? Some type of pest or a genetic fluke? Thanks!

 

[Not a Number]

 

[NemJones]

Might be a parasitic wasp gall. They do his to the trees in my area

 

[kulamauiman]

I have seen similar on plants exposed to herbicide drift. Most of the time it is one with a hormonal mode of activity. Could your neighbor have used glyphosate or 2,4-D?

also wasps that make galls on the various trees/plants are host specific. Single genus of plants and will not hop to something un related like sarracenia.

 

[BaseDrifter]

Lol at that clip NaN.

kulamauiman, I honestly have no idea. I know one of my neighbors has some plants in his backyard, but nothing serious. I also haven't noticed this type of lump on any of my other plants.

 

[NemJones]

Its growing nipples!

 

[Dawlito]

Its growing nipples!

 

[BaseDrifter]

Well, today I pinched the plant's nipple. It was soft…felt empty. Doesn't seem like there is something growing inside it. I'm looking forward to dissecting it once the plant goes dormant.

 

[sflynn]

My okee Giant gets bumps like that occasionally, they just seem to be random

 

[fredg]

Its growing nipples!

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