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Sarracenia ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera Darlingtonia and Heliamphora.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderEricales
  5. FamilySarraceniaceae
Observations recorded64,867

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
468
With media
370
Family
Sarraceniaceae
Collections
BRIT, MMNS, UNCC, NY, LSU, MICH
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sarraceniaceae
Named after
Michel Sarrazin
Image
Sarracenia rubra ne.JPG
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Category:Sarracenia
Commons category
Sarracenia
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Sarracenia
Commons gallery
Sarracenia
taxon common name
管叶草属
taxonomic type
Sarracenia purpurea
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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Carnivorous mechanism
  • Potential narcotic function of coniine
  • Flowers and seeds
  • Growth cycle
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Range and habitat
  • Environmental status
  • Taxonomy
  • McPherson & Schnell (2011)
  • Hybrids
  • Botanical history
  • Cultivation
  • Propagation
  • AGM cultivars
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Sarracenia ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera Darlingtonia and Heliamphora.

Sarracenia is a genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States (only S. purpurea occurs in cold-temperate regions). The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel or pitcher shape in order to trap insects.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarracenia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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