Darlingtonia's translucent leaves confuse insects trying to escape.
Darlingtonia State Natural Site, Florence, Oregon.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Sarraceniaceae
Genus:
Darlingtonia Torr. (1853)
Species:
D. californica
Binomial name
Darlingtonia californica
Torr.
Darlingtonia distribution
Synonyms
Chrysamphora californica (Torr.) Greene (1891)
Darlingtonia californica/dɑːrlɪŋˈtoʊniəkælɪˈfɔːrnɪkə/—also called the California pitcher plant, the Oregon pitcher plant, cobra lily or cobra plant—is a species of carnivorous plant in the new world pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae. It is the sole species within its monotypic genus, Darlingtonia. The cobra lily is native to Northern California and Oregon, in the western United States, where the climate—while typically thought of as cool and humid—may be quite arid for many months of the year, more so than many carnivorous or pitcher plant genera could feasibly survive (such as Heliamphora, Nepenthes or Sarracenia). However, the cobra lily has evolved into life along the West Coast and in the lower Pacific Northwest through its carnivorous adaptions, where it may be found near bogs, vernal pools, on forested rocky slopes (near snowmelt, especially), creeks, or near seeps with cold running water, usually on serpentine soils. It has even been observed growing in drainage ditches or on the sides of roads. Despite being fairly commonly cultivated, Darlingtonia is designated as uncommon due to its rarity in the field.[2]
The name "cobra lily" stems from the resemblance of its tubular leaves to a rearing cobra, complete with a forked leaf – ranging from yellow to purplish-green – that resemble fangs or a serpent's tongue.
The plant was discovered during the Wilkes Expedition of 1841 by botanist William D. Brackenridge at Mount Shasta, Northern California. In 1853, it was described by John Torrey, naming the genus Darlingtonia after Philadelphian botanist William Darlington (1782–1863).
Cultivation in the UK has gained the plant the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
^Schnell, D.; Catling, P.; Folkerts, G.; Frost, C.; Gardner, R.; et al. (2000). "Darlingtonia californica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39714A10259059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39714A10259059.en. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^The Jepson Herbarium – University of California, Berkeley
^"RHS Plantfinder – Darlingtonia californica". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^"AGM Plants – Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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Darlingtoniacalifornica /dɑːrlɪŋˈtoʊniə kælɪˈfɔːrnɪkə/—also called the California pitcher plant, the Oregon pitcher plant, cobra lily or cobra plant—is...
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releasing amino acids and phosphate ions, which the plant absorbs. Darlingtoniacalifornica, the cobra plant, possesses an adaptation also found in Sarracenia...
follicularis Labill., 1806 This genus contains a single extant species. Darlingtoniacalifornica Torr., 1853 This genus contains a single extant species. Dionaea...
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US. It is found in habitats of the native carnivorous species Darlingtoniacalifornica, in the Klamath Mountains and northern Sierra Nevada. The plant...
and genera as Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Darlingtoniacalifornica, Vancouveria and Whipplea are endemic to it. The boundary with...
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in cloudy, high-rainfall regions. The carnivorous cobra lily (Darlingtoniacalifornica) uses fenestration to confuse insects and increase the effectiveness...
in the Sarraceniaceae family and is joined by the cobra lily (Darlingtoniacalifornica) and the North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) in that...
howellii) and occasionally a carnivorous nature as seen in the Darlingtoniacalifornica. Some examples of common serpentine tolerant plants include gray...
history of, and insects captured by the carnivorous pitcher plant Darlingtoniacalifornica, and sold collected specimens to botanists and collectors. Her...
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after the botanist. Torrey first described the carnivorous plant Darlingtoniacalifornica, which he named after his friend Dr. William Darlington. Torrey...
pitcher and away from the pitcher's mouth in a similar manner to Darlingtoniacalifornica and two Nepenthes species, N. aristolochioides and N. klossii....
in the serpentine barrens of the Siskiyou Mountains, along with Darlingtoniacalifornica and Cypripedium californicum. It is usually found in wetlands although...
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Near Mount Shasta, he discovered the California Pitcher Plant, Darlingtoniacalifornica, one of the noted successes of the expedition. John Torrey chose...
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