Family · Asterids

Sarraceniaceae

New World pitcher plants

American carnivorous plants with leaves modified into fluid-filled pitcher traps.

Accepted species: 54accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈41 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Sarracenia (trumpet pitcher)
Darlingtonia (cobra lily)
Heliamphora

Genera

Sarracenia33 spp.
Heliamphora20 spp.
Darlingtonia1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America34
Southern America20

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Sarraceniaceae sits in the order Ericales.