Sarracenia leucophylla

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iWhite pitcher plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Sarraceniaceae Genus: Sarracenia Species: S. leucophylla
Binomial name
Sarracenia leucophylla Raf.
Sarracenia leucophylla range

Sarracenia leucophylla, also known as the White pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Like all the Sarracenia, it is native to the New World.

Sarracenia leucophylla flower

[edit] References

• D’Amato, Peter. 1998. The Savage Garden. Berkeley. ISBN 0-89815-915-6

Species of Sarracenia (North American Pitcher Plants)

Sarracenia alata (Pale pitcher plant) | Sarracenia flava (Yellow pitcher plant) | Sarracenia leucophylla (White pitcher plant) | Sarracenia minor (Hooded pitcher plant) | Sarracenia oreophila (Green pitcher plant) | Sarracenia psittacina (Parrot pitcher plant) | Sarracenia purpurea (Purple pitcher plant) | Sarracenia rubra (Sweet pitcher plant)