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Sarracenia ×exornata

Sarracenia ×exornata G. Nicholson (pro sp.)

Pitcherplant, Pitcher Plant

Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant Family)

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USDA Symbol: SAEX4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Pitcher plants are carnivorous, fascinating more for their leaves than their flowers. The leaves on these stem-less plants form tubular pitchers, becoming pitfall traps that attract, catch and digest small invertebrate prey. The pitchers have no moving parts, relying on downward-pointing hairs on the inner surfaces, and hoods, to prevent prey from escaping.

Natural hybrid of Sarracenia alata and S. rosea.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Pitchers up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr

Distribution

USA: AL , MS
Native Habitat: Wet pine savannas and flatwoods, bogs, stream edges, pineland seepage slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sarracenia �exornata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sarracenia �exornata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sarracenia �exornata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-07-27
Research By: CBR

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