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Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis

Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. gulfensis Schnell

Gulf Pitcherplant, Gulf Coast Red Pitcherplant, Red-flowered Pitcher Plant, Sweet Pitcherplant

Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant Family)

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USDA Symbol: SARUG

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.