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Hooded Pitcher-Plant

Sarracenia minor

Description:

It's that season for these perennial pitcher-plants to bloom. They reach up to around 10 in. tall and around 1 in. in diameter. The hoods on top of the plant secrete a nectar to lure in insects. Once the insect is close enough it slips on the waxy lip and falls in. There the plant will secrete digestive enzymes and fluids to break down and absorb the prey for nitrogen. Unlike the Old World family of Pitcher-Plants, the New World Pitcher-Plants (Sarraceniaceae) have their leaves form the pitcher. There are six native pitcher-plant species in Florida. The Hooded Pitcher-Plant is listed as threatened here in Florida under the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act.

Habitat:

Pine trees and Saw palmettos. Flatwoods/Wet Prairie region.

Notes:

Picture was taken at Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park in Orlando, FL.

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1 Comment

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

Please consider adding this to my mission: Carnivorous Plants of Florida http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1697... :)

Rosa Maria
Spotted by
Rosa Maria

Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 29, 2014
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014

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