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North American pitcher plants
Sarracenia
Sarracenia (/ˌsærəˈsiːniə/ or /ˌsærəˈsɛniə/) 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.
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first
purple pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia purpurea
yellow pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia flava
white pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia leucophylla
hooded pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia minor
Pale Pitcher Plant
speciesSarracenia alata
parrot pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia psittacina
Burk's southern pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia rosea
sweet pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia rubra
green pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia oreophila
mountain sweet pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia jonesii
Mitchell's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × mitchelliana
Moore's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × moorei
Naczi's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × naczii
Catesby's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × catesbaei
Alabama pitcher plant
speciesSarracenia alabamensis
MacFarlane's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × areolata
Formosa Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × formosa
Ahles's pitcher plant
hybridSarracenia × ahlesii
Wrigley's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × wrigleyana
Read's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × readei
Harper's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × harperi
Sarracenia × casei
hybridSarracenia × casei
Chelson's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × flavopurpurea
Sarracenia wherryi
speciesSarracenia wherryi
Rehder's pitcher plant
hybridSarracenia × rehderi
Sarracenia × gordonii
hybridSarracenia × gordonii
Sarracenia × exornata
hybridSarracenia × exornata
Swan's pitcher plant
hybridSarracenia × swaniana
Sarracenia chrysea
speciesSarracenia chrysea
Gilpin's pitcher plant
hybridSarracenia × gilpinii
Sarracenia × excellens
hybridSarracenia × excellens
Sarracenia × charlesmoorei
hybridSarracenia × charlesmoorei
Sarracenia alata × psittacina
hybridSarracenia alata × psittacina
Sarracenia × popei
hybridSarracenia × popei
Court's Pitcher Plant
hybridSarracenia × courtii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.219
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.216
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.214
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.219
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.216
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.217
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52650.