Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)
Pitcherplant Family (Sarraceniaceae)
Hooded pitcherplant is a carnivorous, erect, perennial herb, reaching up to 3 feet in height, but frequently less than 1.5 feet. The green to yellow-green leaves form hollow pitchers which collect insects to be “digested” for nitrogen, which cannot get out due to the downward facing stiff hairs. White or translucent blotches with red outlines occur along the outside of the pitcher. A hood reaches over the top of the pitcher. In the sun, the pitchers can turn shades of red. The nodding, odorless, yellow flowers occur on stalks which are usually shorter than the pitchers. Flowers from mostly March through May and September. Found in the coastal plain from Florida to North Carolina. It occurs in seepage slopes, flatwoods, bogs, and ditches, usually in open areas in full sun. It is the only pitcherplant found in peninsular Florida. Listed as threatened FL and species of concern in GA.
Copyright Brett Miley
