Darlingtonia (Noun)
Meaning
One species: California pitcher plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Darlingtonia, also known as the California pitcher plant, obtains essential nutrients by capturing and digesting insects.
- Darlingtonia is found in the Pacific coastal mountains of Northern California and Oregon, where its unique characteristics have adapted to the local environment.
- This carnivorous plant, Darlingtonia, can grow quite tall, resembling a green hooded cobra, due to the pitcher-like structure at the top of its leaves.
- Cultivation of Darlingtonia is found challenging due to the plant's specific acidic bogs or seeps requirements in the native environments.
- Darlingtonia is protected as a threatened species by both the state and federal governments in the United States.