Sarracenia minor
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Sarracenia minor, also known as the Hooded pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Like all the Sarracenia, it is native to the New World.
In 1788, the first description of S. minor was written by Thomas Walter. The specific epithet minor means "small" and refers to the typical size of the pitchers. The common name refers to the characteristic lid of this species.
The plant can be found in the coastal regions of northern Florida up to the southern part of North Carolina. An especially large form, with pitchers up to four feet high, grows in the Okefenokee marshes.[1]
The typical form is a relatively small plant with pitchers 25-35 cm in height. S. minor is the only species in the genus to employ domed pitchers with special white patches that allow light to enter. It has been suggested that this serves to attract flying insects in a similar manner to Darlingtonia californica and two closely related Nepenthes species, N. aristolochioides and N. klossii. The tubes are mostly green throughout, but can also be reddish in the upper part. Flowering occurs from March to May. Flowers are yellow in colour.
[edit] References
- ^ D’Amato, Peter. 1998. The Savage Garden. Berkeley. ISBN 0-89815-915-6
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Sarracenia alata (Pale pitcher plant) | Sarracenia flava (Yellow pitcher plant) | Sarracenia leucophylla (White pitcher plant) | Sarracenia minor (Hooded pitcher plant) | Sarracenia oreophila (Green pitcher plant) | Sarracenia psittacina (Parrot pitcher plant) | Sarracenia purpurea (Purple pitcher plant) | Sarracenia rubra (Sweet pitcher plant) |
