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Encyclopedia Britannica



SARRACENIA

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 222 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SAR-SCY
SARRACENIA , or SIDE-SADDLE FLOWER, a genus of
pitcher
 -
plants
  with seven species native in the eastern states of North America. They are perennial herbaceous marsh-
plants
  with a rosette of leaves from the centre of which springs a tall stalk bearing a large single nodding flower. The leaves are erect and in the form of
long
  slender pitchers, with a longitudinal wing and a terminal hood, to which
insects
  are attracted by the
bright
  colouring of the upper parts and the
nectar
  which is secreted there. The interior of the
pitcher
  is half-filled with water and the
wall
  is lined internally in the
lower
 
part
  with stiff downward pointing hairs, which prevent the escape of
insects
 . The insects which are drowned in the pitcher become decomposed and digested by the fluid, and the products of digestion are ultimately absorbed by the walls of the pitcher and serve as a source of nitrogenous food. (See also PITCHER PLANTS.)


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