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''Sarracenia × swaniana'' is a
nothospecies #REDIRECT Hybrid name In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. ...
of
carnivorous plant Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods, and occasionally small mammals and birds. They have adapted to grow in waterlo ...
from the genus ''
Sarracenia ''Sarracenia'' ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera '' Darlingtonia'' and '' ...
'' in the family
Sarraceniaceae Sarraceniaceae are a family of pitcher plants, belonging to order Ericales (reassigned from Nepenthales). The family comprises three extant genera: ''Sarracenia'' (North American pitcher plants), '' Darlingtonia'' (the cobra lily or California ...
described by hort. and Nichols. It is a hybrid between ''
Sarracenia purpurea ''Sarracenia purpurea'', the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Taxonomy The species is further divided into two subspecies, ''S. purpurea'' subsp. ...
'' subsp. ''venosa'' and ''
Sarracenia minor ''Sarracenia minor'', also known as the hooded pitcherplant, is a perennial, terrestrial, rhizomatous, herbaceous, carnivorous plant in the genus '' Sarracenia''. Like all the ''Sarracenia'', it is native to North America. Etymology In 1788, t ...
'' var. ''minor''.The Carnivorous Plant FAQ: About ''Sarracenia'' hybrids. Retrieved July 26, 2020 from http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5547.html


References

Hort. ex Nichols., 1886 ''In: Gard. '' World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
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