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Darlingtonia

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Dar`ling`to´ni`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.
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Noun1.Darlingtonia - one species: California pitcher plantDarlingtonia - one species: California pitcher plant
genus Darlingtonia
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family, Sarraceniaceae - insectivorous plants
California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica - marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
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DARLINGTONIA CALIFORNICA This takes the pitcher thing to another level with large trumpets that curl to form a rounded hood.
your garden: Plants of prey; THEY EAT INSECTS AND EVEN MICE by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The most prized of the botanical discoveries was the cobra lily, an insect-eating pitcher plant that became named Darlingtonia california after William Darlington, the leading U.
Scientifics at sea; the Smithsonian Institution salutes the 1838 U.S. ... by Miller, Julie Ann / Science News
Not by meat alone Carnivorous plants are native to all the continents of the world except Antarctica, and of the world's more than 600 species, about 45 are native to North America, including some right here in Oregon, such as Darlingtonia Californica, also known as the cobra plant and native to the Oregon Coast.
KILLER PLANTS by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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