Hooded Pitcherplant

Sarracenia minor
Pitchers (leaves) are mostly green with red coloration near the upper parts.



Bog gardens.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Habitat

Savannahs, bogs, wet flatwoods, seep slopes. Benefits from fire.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
  • Insectivorous.
  • A number of insect groups visit the flowers but their role in pollination is unknown.  Most likely as pollinators are small bees.