Darlingtonia

Cattle and sheep grazing should be eliminated from alpine and high elevation habitats, as this contributes to significant damage of Darlingtonia bogs and other fragile habitats.

Klamath-Siskiyou forests 2008

Dr. Haughton, F.R.S., told me long ago that Darlingtonia californica always reminds him of a cobra when raised and puffed out in

Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Various

There are other species common in the southern states, and a California pitcher-plant (_Darlingtonia_) has a colored appendage at the mouth of the pitcher which serves to lure insects into the trap.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell

On the Pacific Coast the golden jars of _Darlingtonia californica_, with their overarching hoods, are often so large and watery as to drown small birds and field mice.

Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891

(Sarracenia) that grows in the bogs of Canada, and the Californian pitcher-plant (Darlingtonia californica), which also grows in bogs, and is such an excellent fly-trap, that there is generally a layer of from two to five inches of decomposing insects lying at the bottom of the cup.

The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855

Darlingtonia may be added to this class, though the fact can hardly be considered as yet fully proved.

Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin 1845

Torrey named the genus Darlingtonia after the botanist William Darlington of

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Carnivorous Plants: Serpent of the Siskiyous (Darlingtonia californica)

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Darlingtonia californica: note the small entrance to the trap underneath the swollen "balloon" and the colourless patches that confuse prey trapped inside

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Torrey named the genus Darlingtonia after the botanist William Darlington of

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