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Darlingtonia californica / d ɑːr l ɪ ŋ ˈ t oʊ n i ə k æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr n ɪ k ə / —also called the California pitcher plant, the Oregon pitcher plant, cobra lily or cobra plant—is a species of carnivorous plant in the new world pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae. It is the sole species within its monotypic genus, Darlingtonia.
Salvia spathacea, the California hummingbird sage or pitcher sage, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and central California growing from sea level to 610 m (2,001 ft). This fruity scented sage blooms in March to May with typically dark rose-lilac colored flowers.
Scanning electron micrograph inner surface of pitcher plant Pitcher plants growing in a bog in Pennsylvania. Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of pitcher plant are considered to be "true" pitcher plants and are formed by ...
Species of Sarracenia grow in nutrient-poor, acid bogs. [10] Its range includes the Eastern seaboard, the Great Lakes region, all of Canada (except Nunavut and Yukon), Washington state, and Alaska. [11] That makes it the most common and broadly distributed pitcher plant, as well as the only member of the genus that inhabits cold temperate ...
Sarracenia trap insects using pitchers with nectar and slippery footing around the lip The anatomy of S. purpurea. Sarracenia (/ ˌ s ær ə ˈ s iː n i ə / or / ˌ s ær ə ˈ s ɛ n i ə /) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers.
These plants grow in nutrient-poor, often acidic soil and use the insects as a nutritional supplement. As such, growth of carnivorous pitchers is plastic: as soil nitrogen increases, Sarracenia produces fewer pitchers. [9] The pitchers originate from a rhizome and die back during the winter dormancy.
The Lepechinia fragrans plant is easy to grow, and is easy to propagate from seed, but can be a short-lived ornamental plant in the garden. Lepechinia fragrans "has the most attractive flowers and most pleasing scent of all our native pitcher sage species" according to California Native Plants for the Garden. [2] It is pollinated by bumblebees.
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