- Darlingtonia State Natural Site
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Darlingtonia State Natural Site 
D. californica at the Darlingtonia Wayside
Type Public, state Location Lane County, Oregon Nearest city Florence Coordinates 44°02′45″N 124°05′46″W / 44.0459549°N 124.0962302°WCoordinates: 44°02′45″N 124°05′46″W / 44.0459549°N 124.0962302°W[1] Area 18 acres (7.3 ha) Operated by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Darlingtonia State Natural Site (18 acres) is a state park and botanical preserve located five miles (8 km) north of Florence, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 101, just west of Mercer Lake and south of Sutton Lake that is dedicated to the preservation of a rare plant.
Darlingtonia californica is a carnivorous plant, commonly known as the cobra lily, which traps insects in its hollow tubular leaves, whose top is flared into a hollow dome with a forked "tongue" that gives the species its common name. In late spring, they bear purple and yellow flowers that rise above the green cobra-like leaves. Darlingtonia are found only in wet meadows and bogs with acid soils low in nitrogen. The rare, strangely-shaped plant is the only member of the pitcher plant family Sarraceniaceae in Oregon.[2]
The park has a short loop trail through a peat bog area overlooking patches of Darlingtonia. It is the only Oregon state park dedicated to the protection of a single plant species.
Information sign at the Darlingtonia Wayside
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External links
- "Darlingtona State Natural Site". http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_115.php. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
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