Sarracenia purpurea - Wikipedia
Sarracenia purpurea, the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Like other species of Sarracenia, S. purpurea obtains most of its nutrients through prey capture. [1] .
About Newfoundland and Labrador - Floral Emblem - Pitcher Plant
2017年5月8日 · The pitcher plant gets its nourishment from insects that are trapped and drown in a pool of water at the base of its tubular leaves. These plants, with their wine and green flowers, are found on bogs and marshes around the province.
Pitcher plant - Wikipedia
The purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, is the floral emblem of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Cephalotaceae is a monotypic family with but one genus and species, Cephalotus follicularis. This species has a small (2–5 cm) pitcher similar in form to those of Nepenthes.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Carnivorous Symbol | Biology
The Newfoundland Pitcher plant, named for its pitcher-like shaped leaves at the base of its stem, lures in insects by using its brightly coloured red veins as a means of attraction. The lips of the leaves have hairs that face downwards, making it easy for the insect to crawl towards the pool formed at the base of the leaves, but harder for them ...
NCC: Pitcher plant - Nature Conservancy of Canada
The pitcher plant is Newfoundland and Labrador's Provincial Flower. It was chosen by Queen Victoria more than 100 years ago to be engraved on the Newfoundland and Labrador penny and in 1954 was designated by the province as the official floral emblem.
Pitcher Plant - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2006年2月7日 · In Canada, only a single species of pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) is found in boggy habitats from Newfoundland to northeastern British Columbia and parts of the Northwest Territories. This native plant has green pitchers with conspicuous bright red to purplish veins and a single nodding purple flower, globular in form.
The Flower of Newfoundland | Outside My Window
2018年7月14日 · The Flower Emblem of Newfoundland & Labrador is the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). Sarracenia purpurea is a carnivorous wetland plant whose leaves collect rainwater because they’re shaped like pitchers.
Newfoundland Pitcher Plant | Newfoundland Pitcher Plants …
2013年6月29日 · It's the official plant of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Sarracenia purpurea, commonly known as the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae.
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The Arms, Seals, and Emblems of Newfoundland and Labrador
The official floral emblem of Newfoundland and Labrador is the pitcher plant (Sarracenia Purpurea). It first appeared as a Newfoundland symbol in 1865, when it appeared on the obverse of the Newfoundland one cent coin.
Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador - Executive Council
The Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant commonly found growing in bogs both in Labrador and on the island of Newfoundland. It was designated at the provincial flower pursuant to RSNL 1990 Chapter F-20, the Floral Emblem Act .