NOUN | plant | huntsman's cups, common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, Sarracenia purpurea | perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette |
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Meaning | perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland. | |
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Synonyms | common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, Sarracenia purpurea | |
Member of | Sarracenia, genus Sarracenia | pitcher plants |
Broader | pitcher plant | Any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales |
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