sun pitcher

The sun pitchers, also known as marsh pitcher plants (genus Heliamphora), are native to a limited region in South America and consist of about 23 species. The cobra plant (Darlingtonia californica) is the only member of its genus and is indigenous to northern California and southern…

The genus Heliamphora, known as sun pitchers or marsh pitcher plants, consists of some 23 species native to the rainforest mountains of western Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. These species form cushions on ridge crests and swampy depressions and bear stout pitchers that can attain a height of…

The third genus, Heliamphora, grows in the rainforest mountains of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Often called sun pitchers or marsh pitcher plants, Heliamphora species form cushions on ridge crests and mingle with peat moss in swampy depressions. The stems of some species rise to more than 120 cm…