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Sarraceniaceae

Sarracenia psittacina Michx.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Parrot Pitcher Plant
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae Dumort.

  • Country of Origin: southeastern USA
  • Habitat: boggy low-lying areas of pine forests

  • Description: The parrot pitcher plant has a rather distinctive morphology and a different trapping mechanism than most of the other Sarracenia's. It is considered more of a 'lobster pot' type trap rather than the typical 'passive pitfall' variety.  

    A very detailed, illustrated description of this species can be found at the Botanical Society of America website

Restrictions:

  • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200300286
  • Source: Doug Goldman - Cornell / Harvard
  • Provenance: Acquired as part of a mixed bog garden (in a plastic tote) donated by Doug Goldman in August 2002. Separated out various components of the mix and finally grew them to sufficient size to ID in August 2003
  • Accession Date: 08-28-2003
  • Bench: 2304 - Carnivorous Plant North
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-20-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: asterids
  • Order: Ericales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
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References:

  1. Botanical Society of America
  2. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ v. 11.5 - courtesy of the International Carnivorous Plant Society

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