Carnivorous plants of North America

Sarracenia purpurea, A low-growing pitcher plant species native to North America

The North American Continent is home to a wide variety of carnivorous plant species. Species from seven genera are native to the continent, and three of these genera are found nowhere else on the planet.

Species

References

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