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Tropical water lilies + carnivorous plants Trópusi tündérrózsák + rovaremésztő növények (3)

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This plant is part of the Carnivorous plant collection collection. Ez a növény az Rovaremésztő növények gyűjteménye gyűjtemény része.

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Darlingtonia californica is a species of carnivorous plant in the new world pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae. The cobra lily is the sole species within its monotypic genus, Darlingtonia. The cobra lily is native to Northern California and southwest Oregon, up to Tillamook Co. on the coast of Oregon in the western United States. The climate in its habitats ranges from seacoast to near alpine, but is still Mediterranean (Koppen-Geiger Csb) with cool to cold temperatures and ample rain or snow in winter, and mild temperatures with little to no rain in summer. The cobra lily is restricted to perennial water flow of bogs, fens, and seeps. It has even been observed growing in perennial water flow (~seeps) of drainage ditches on the sides of roads. Like other carnivorous plants, cobra lily occurs on nutrient-poor substrates. It most commonly occurs on serpentine (ultramafic) rock, but also occurs on nutrient-poor silica sand deposits (Tertiary Gravel). Despite being fairly commonly cultivated, Darlingtonia is designated as uncommon due to its rarity in the field. It is commonly called the cobra lily or cobra plant. The name "cobra lily" stems from the resemblance of its tubular leaves to a rearing cobra, complete with a forked leaf – ranging from yellow to purplish-green – that resemble fangs or a serpent's tongue. It is also called the California pitcher plant or Oregon pitcher plant, as well as the Cascadian pitcher plant by extension. The plant was discovered during the Wilkes Expedition of 1841 by botanist William D. Brackenridge at Mount Shasta, Northern California. In 1853, it was described by John Torrey, naming the genus Darlingtonia after Philadelphian botanist William Darlington (1782–1863). Cultivation in the UK has gained the plant the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

A sisakos légycsapda, másik nevén kobraliliom (Darlingtonia californica) a növények kürtvirágfélék (Sarraceniaceae) családjában a Darlingtonia nemzetség egyetlen tagja.