noun
sarracenia; pitcher plant
Refers to plants of the genus Sarracenia, a type of carnivorous pitcher plant native to North America. The Japanese name is a direct borrowing from the scientific name.
See also: サラセニア
ヘイシソウは虫を捕まえる食虫植物です。
Sarracenia is a carnivorous plant that catches insects.
サラセニア is a more direct transliteration of the scientific name Sarracenia and is used interchangeably with ヘイシソウ, though ヘイシソウ is the standard Japanese name.
The Japanese name ヘイシソウ is derived from the scientific name Sarracenia, likely through a phonetic adaptation. The exact derivation is uncertain.