sarraceniasarracenia
genusgenusCarnivorous plants native to North America that capture prey using distinctive pitcher-shaped leaves filled with digestive enzymes. These fascinating plants have evolved colorful, tubular traps that lure insects with sweet nectar before sending them sliding to their doom.
Etymology
The name honors Dr. Michel Sarrazin, a 17th-century French physician and naturalist who first sent these plants from Quebec to European botanists for study.
Interesting fact!
The pitcher tubes can contain such a perfect blend of drowning-prevention bacteria that scientists study them to develop new antimicrobial medicines.
All species of Sarracenia
sarraceniaAlata
Yellow trumpet, Pale pitcher plant, Winged pitcher plant.
sarraceniaPsittacina
Parrot pitcher plant, Bird catcher, Parrot trap.
sarraceniaRubra
Sweet pitcher plant, Red trumpet pitcher, Small pitcher plant.
sarraceniaOreophila
Green pitcher plant, Mountain sweet pitcher plant, Green trumpet.
sarraceniaJonesii
Mountain sweet pitcher plant, Jones' pitcher plant, Highland pitcher plant.
sarraceniaRosea
Pink pitcher plant, Gulf sweet pitcher plant, Pink trumpet.
sarraceniaFlava
Yellow pitcher plant, Yellow trumpet, Venus flytrap trumpet.
sarraceniaMinor
Hooded pitcher plant, Small pitcher plant, Dwarf pitcher plant.
sarraceniaPurpurea
Purple pitcher plant, Northern pitcher plant, Side-saddle flower.
sarraceniaLeucophylla
White-topped pitcher plant, Crimson pitcher plant, White trumpet pitcher.
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