ID	ModifiedOn	Contributors	InformalClassification	Family	TaxonID	TaxonName	SeeAlso	NameRank	Hybrid	TerminalTaxon	Excluded	Peripheral	Waif	Endemic	Extirpated	OriginCode	Origin	Distribution	Voucher	Comments
4318	2018-05-02 22:04:00		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117310	Darlingtonia		genus		N	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced			
4319	2024-02-03 19:24:35		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117312	Darlingtonia californica		species		Y	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced from Oregon	Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where intentionally planted at Summer Lake in Washington;	{"Herbarium":"WTU"}	FNA8: "Within California, Darlingtonia californica is disjunct from Del Norte County in the northwest to Nevada County southeasterly in the Sierra Nevada, and introduced in Humboldt and Mendocino counties. In Oregon, it occurs in the coastal lowlands and inland mountains of Curry and Josephine counties northward to Tillamook County. It is introduced on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and in southern Washington. It may form relatively large stoloniferous colonies on mountain slopes or meadows and in coastal lowlands, or in shallow streams and seepage bogs. The flowers are initiated in the fall and overwinter in the bud stage, protected by the bracts. The fruits mature in late summer to fall, with seed dispersal continuing throughout the winter. The long papillae on the seeds allow flotation.<br><br>Darlingtonia californica is stunning in the wild, eagerly sought for cultivation, and difficult to grow outside its cool native range. It was discovered in 1841 on the Wilkes Expedition by the assistant botanist, W. D. Brackenridge, growing in a marsh bordering a tributary on the Sacramento River south of Shasta Peak. It is currently threatened by road building, draining, logging, ranching, drought, and unscrupulous collectors. Darlingtonia and some eastern American species of carnivorous plants have been transplanted into sites in northern California and the Pacific Northwest."
4320	2018-05-02 22:04:00		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117317	Sarracenia		genus		N	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced			
4321	2024-02-03 19:28:08		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117336	Sarracenia flava		species		Y	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced from southeast United States	Occurring west of the Cascades crest, where intentionally planted;	{"Herbarium":"WTU"}	FNA8: "Sarracenia flava ranges from the southeastern coastal plain of Virginia and isolated piedmont localities in North Carolina through the coastal plain of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the western Florida panhandle mostly near and west of the Ochlockonee River and west just into southeastern Alabama, with isolated sites in northeastern Florida. It is naturalized in Skagit County, Washington.<br><br>Sarracenia flava is a striking plant, often forming large stands, at least historically. It is much less common with the advent of drainage and changing land use. It has one main flush of pitchers in spring to early summer. It is quite variable over its range with regard to vein patterns and markings on the pitchers, and at least seven varieties have been formally named (see D. E. Schnell 2002)."
4322	2024-02-03 19:31:41		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117351	Sarracenia leucophylla		species		Y	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced from southeast United States	Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington;	{"Herbarium":"WTU"}	FNA8: "Sarracenia leucophylla occurs on the coastal plain of the Florida panhandle west of the Ochlockonee River, and across southern Alabama to southeastern Mississippi; it is rare in southwestern Georgia, introduced and established in southeastern Virginia, and a rare escape in Skagit County, Washington.<br><br>Sarracenia leucophylla is a striking plant, noticeable from a distance, and capable of forming extensive, nearly solid stands in open, wet meadows and seepage slopes and pine flatwoods across the Gulf Coast region. The number of populations has been severely reduced by development and fire suppression. Its spring pitchers are not as robust or profuse as the late-summer pitchers, the latter especially attracting moths. This species responds well to winter fires, resulting in abundant growth later that spring. In some managed areas, the attractive tubes are judiciously harvested and sold, fresh or dried, as "cut flowers" in florist shops. Pure white pitchers (no colored veins) with red petals or totally anthocyanin-free individuals with yellow petals occur.<br><br>Capsules of Sarracenia leucophylla dehisce acropetally rather than basipetally as in all other species in the family. G. W. Folkerts and D. R. Folkerts (1989) hypothesized that this adaptation allows seeds to be released with less likelihood of being caught and held by the persistent style discs."
4323	2024-02-03 19:35:57		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117363	Sarracenia purpurea		species		N	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced from central and eastern North America	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington;	{"Herbarium":"WTU"}	
4324	2024-02-03 19:38:09		Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117371	Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea		infraspecies		Y	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced from eastern North America	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington;	{"Herbarium":"WTU"}	FNA8: "Subspecies purpurea is introduced in California and Washington, in Europe in the British Isles and Switzerland, and in Japan. It is widespread and variable, and its adaptability is evidenced by the kinds of wetland habitats in which it grows. It is widely grown for ornament and teaching purposes and is the subject of much research on microorganisms and invertebrates, especially Wyeomyia Theobald mosquito larvae that live in the pitcher fluid."
4325	2009-11-06 08:58:00	Fred Weinmann	Vascular Plants: Dicots	Sarraceniaceae	117391	Sarraceniaceae		family		N	N	N	N	N	N	I	Introduced			FNA8: "The North American pitcher plants are a fascinating group of carnivorous plants with leaves modified into tubular pitfall traps that attract, catch, and digest small invertebrate prey. The pitchers have no moving parts but contain downward-pointing hairs on the interior surfaces. The hoods keep out rainwater and prevent flying prey from escaping; only Sarracenia purpurea and S. rosea normally contain rainwater inside the pitchers.<br><br>Darlingtoniacalifornica is found scattered in the Pacific Northwest (California and Oregon). Sarracenia occurs mainly in the southeastern United States, with one species (S. purpurea) occurring northward and westward across Canada to British Columbia, and naturalized in Switzerland, the British Isles, and Japan. Heliamphora Bentham, a tropical genus with about 15 species, is endemic to the Guayana Highlands of northern Brazil, western Guyana, and southern Venezuela. All species are characteristic of moist-to-wet, open, sunny, low-nutrient, acidic habitats.<br><br>The evolutionary origins and relationships of the Sarraceniaceae are obscure, and there is only one (highly questionable) fossil record (Li H. Q. 2005). Molecular data suggest Ericalean affinities (R. J. Bayer et al. 1996). Some authors have suggested that Heliamphora is primitive in the family (B. Maguire 1978) because its pitcher structure is less complex. All three genera have specializations, and their pitcher morphologies are likely affected by adaptations to their wet environments and carnivorous habits. Because we cannot reliably ascertain which taxa are primitive in this family, the genera and species are presented in alphabetic order."
