Parrot pitcher plant (Sarracenia psittacina)

Parrot pitcher plant, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sarracenia psittacina, also known as the parrot pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Like all the Sarracenia, it is native to North America, in the Southeastern United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Parrot pitcher plant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sarracenia rosea
Sarracenia minor
Sarracenia rubra
Sarracenia jonesii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Sarracenia
Species: Sarracenia psittacina

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