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Sarracenia minor Walter
Hooded Pitcherplant
Florida native
Threatened Florida species
Florida's most widespread pitcherplant, Sarracenia minor is frequently found in flatwoods and bogs in much of the peninsula south into Highlands & Ockeechobee Counties and west into the central panhandle. The range extends into Georgia and the Carolinas.
The leaves of pitcherplants are specialized structures which are designed to capture insects for these carnivorous plants to digest. The pitchers of this species are erect, hooded and have white or translucent patches on the upper portion and the hood margin is entire(smooth). The flowers are yellow and nodding with 5 petals and sepals, umbrella-like styles and numerous stamens.
Sarracenia minor is a member of the Sarraceniaceae - Pitcher-plant family.
Other species of the Sarracenia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Sarracenia flava - YELLOW PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia leucophylla - WHITETOP PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia psittacina - PARROT PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia rosea - GULF PURPLE PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia x naczii - natural hybrid of S. flava & S. rosea
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 05, 2023
