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botanical illustration of Sarracenia leucophylla, Sarracenia leucophylla

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Sarracenia leucophylla

Sarracenia leucophylla

Crimson pitcherplant · Purple Trumpet-leaf · Sarracénie blanche · crimson pitcherplant · fläckig flugtrumpet · purple trumpetleaf · saracénia biela · verkkotötterö · weiße Schlauchpflanze · white pitcher plant · white-top pitcherplant · white-trumpet · špirlice bělolistá · Саррацения белолистная · 長葉瓶子草

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BR, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ASTRAGALIN, FOENICULIN, HYPEROSIDE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Sarraceniaceae

Scientific name: Sarracenia leucophylla

Common names: Crimson pitcherplant, Purple Trumpet-leaf, Sarracénie blanche, crimson pitcherplant, fläckig flugtrumpet, purple trumpetleaf, saracénia biela, verkkotötterö, weiße Schlauchpflanze, white pitcher plant, white-top pitcherplant, white-trumpet, špirlice bělolistá, Саррацения белолистная, 長葉瓶子草

POWO: 790149-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in BR, TW.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • BR
  • TW

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Assimilation of Cd and Cu by the carnivorous plant Sarracenia leucophylla raf. fed contaminated prey. · 2010 source ↗
  • High genetic diversity in Sarracenia leucophylla(Sarraceniaceae), a carnivorous wetland herb. · 2004 source ↗
  • Unique capsule dehiscence in Sarracenia leucophylla Raf. and a hypothesis concerning post-anthesis tilting in Sarracenia flowers. · 1989 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ASTRAGALIN
  • FOENICULIN
  • HYPEROSIDE

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — GENUS listing Sarracenia spp. — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: United States of America (US)

View the Species+ record ↗

This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sarracenia leucophylla
Sarracenia leucophylla · Rhododendrites

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • international_trade_legality · DH-SRC-LEGAL-CITES · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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