Sarracenia leucophylla Raf.
White-topped pitcher plant
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
Order | Nepenthales | Carniverous (or more precisely insectiverous) plants |
Family | Sarraceniaceae | Pitcher plant (bug-eating plants) family |
Genus | Sarracenia | For early 18th century physician Dr. Michel Sarrasin |
Species | leucophylla | White-leaved |
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Sarracenia drummondii Croom
Sarracenia leucophylla description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (79 × 53 cm)
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