Darlingtonia (Sarraceniaceae)

:Darlingtonia is also a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.

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Darlingtonia - Colubridae

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Darlingtonia (Darlingtonia californica), also called the California Pitcher plant or Cobra Lily, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. It is native to California and Oregon, growing in bogs and seeps. The name Cobra Lily is from the resemblance of the tubular leaves to a rearing cobra, complete with "fangs".

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Pitcher plant - Carnivorous plant - Sarraceniaceae - California - Oregon - Leaves - Cobra

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The genus Darlingtonia is monotypic.

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The plant was discovered in 1841 by the botanist J. D. Brackenridge at Mount Shasta. In 1853 it was described by John Torrey, who named the genus Darlingtonia after a friend.

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1841 - J. D. Brackenridge - Mount Shasta - 1853 - John Torrey

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