Sarracenia psittacina employs the same trapping mechanism as Darlingtonia californica, using a small entrance in the pitcher mouth, which prey goes through in search of more nectar that was produced by the plant on the rim of the pitcher mouth. The prey is then confused by light shining through what appear to be false exits (or "windows") and crawls toward the brighter area down into the pitcher. Criss-crossed downward-facing hairs densely line the interior of the pitcher, forcing the prey further into the pitcher to an area where digestive enzymes such as proteases are prevalent in the liquid.
This species is frequently submerged in its native habitat and will capture water arthropods and tadpoles, for example, while submerged.[2][3]
Infraspecific taxaedit
Sarracenia psittacina f. heterophylla J. & J.Ainsworth (1996) nom.nud.
Sarracenia psittacina var. minor Hook. (1834)
Sarracenia psittacina flower
Sarracenia psittacina
Sarracenia psittacina
Referencesedit
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sarracenia psittacina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
sarracenia, psittacina, also, known, parrot, pitcherplant, carnivorous, plant, genus, sarracenia, like, sarracenia, native, north, america, southeastern, united, states, parrot, pitcher, plant, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classifica. Sarracenia psittacina also known as the parrot pitcherplant 1 is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia Like all the Sarracenia it is native to North America in the Southeastern United States Parrot pitcher plant Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 2 3 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Ericales Family Sarraceniaceae Genus Sarracenia Species S psittacina Binomial name Sarracenia psittacinaMichx 1803 Sarracenia psittacina range Synonyms Sarracenia calceolataNutt 1834 Sarracenia pulchellaCroom 1834 Sarracenia rubraauct non Walt Steud 1821 Sarracenia psittacina employs the same trapping mechanism as Darlingtonia californica using a small entrance in the pitcher mouth which prey goes through in search of more nectar that was produced by the plant on the rim of the pitcher mouth The prey is then confused by light shining through what appear to be false exits or windows and crawls toward the brighter area down into the pitcher Criss crossed downward facing hairs densely line the interior of the pitcher forcing the prey further into the pitcher to an area where digestive enzymes such as proteases are prevalent in the liquid This species is frequently submerged in its native habitat and will capture water arthropods and tadpoles for example while submerged 2 3 Infraspecific taxa editSarracenia psittacina f heterophylla J amp J Ainsworth 1996 nom nud Sarracenia psittacina var minor Hook 1834 nbsp Sarracenia psittacina flower nbsp Sarracenia psittacina nbsp Sarracenia psittacina nbsp References edit USDA NRCS n d Sarracenia psittacina The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 6 November 2015 D Amato Peter 1998 The Savage Garden Cultivating Carnivorous Plants Ten Speed Press Berkeley ISBN 0 89815 915 6 Schnell Donald E 2002 Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada Second Edition Timber Press Portland Oregon nbsp This Ericales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarracenia psittacina amp oldid 1196575255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
