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Darlingtonia californica   Listen
Darlingtonia californica

noun
1.
Marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below.  Synonym: California pitcher plant.





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... 152, says that the aspect of the curved scape as it bears aloft its buds and hairy flowers is very suggestive of the head and body of a viper about to strike. Dr. Haughton, F.R.S., told me long ago that Darlingtonia californica always reminds him of a cobra when raised and puffed out in a rage, and certainly the likeness is a ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 • Various


Words linked to "Darlingtonia californica" :   Darlingtonia, genus Darlingtonia, pitcher plant


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