Category:Sarracenia

Sar`ra*ce"ni*a, n. Etym: [nl. So named after a dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of american perrenial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.

Note: they have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary Flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea, the Sidesaddle flower, is common at the north; s. flava, rubra, Drummondii, variolaris, and psittacina are southern species. All are Insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See illust. of sidesaddle flower, under sidesaddle.