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Sarracenia minor

Sarracenia minor Walter

hooded pitcherplant

Image ID: 18699
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SAMI9
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sarracenia minor
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-01-05

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SARRA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Sarracenia
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Pitcherplant
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America. The sections that have sometimes been recognized do not accord with recent findings about clades and relationships within Sarracenia, so are not recognized here.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Hybrids between the various species of pitcher-plants are relatively frequent; see Bell (1952), Bell & Case (1956), Mellichamp (2008), and Mellichamp in FNA (2009) for further discussion. They are usually rather easy to determine, since they show intermediacy in characters, and usually are found in close proximity to both parents.
GENUS REFERENCES: Mellichamp & Case in FNA (2009); McDaniel (1971)=U; Wood (1960)=Z; Schnell & Determann (1997)=Y; Schnell (2002b)=X; Bell (1949)=Q; Case & Case (1976)=V; McPherson (2007); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Schnell (1979, 1981, 1993, 1998, 2002a); Bell (1952); Bell & Case (1956); Reveal (1993); Cheek (1994, 2001); Godt & Hamrick (1999); Naczi et al. (1999); Romanowski (2002); Catalani (2004); Mellichamp (2008).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: SARRAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Sarraceniaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1829
FAMILY COMMON: Pitcherplant Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and about 22 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America (Sarracenia), w. North America (Darlingtonia), and ne. South America (Heliamphora).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Mellichamp in FNA (2009); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Carnivorous perennial of wet pine savannas, seepage slopes and bogs.
STEMS: Stems underground, sending up several pitchers and a single flower stalk per plant.
LEAVES: Leaves are erect, green pitchers (tubes that trap insects) tinged with red, embellished with white patches (actually opaque windows) on upper parts and with a strongly curved hood, which covers the opening; a narrow wing runs along length of pitcher.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flower solitary, nodding from the top of an erect stalk slightly shorter than pitchers; light yellow; consisting of 5 drooping petals (1-2 in. long), 5 strongly curved triangular sepals (also yellow, sometimes reddening with age) and an umbrella-like structure in the center.
FRUITS:
COMMENTS: Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis has taller pitchers (to as much as 28 in.) and the flowering stalk is decidedly shorter than the pitchers.
HEIGHT: to 14 in.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb, Subshrub

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: (Jan-) Mar-May

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR: Yellow

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
				x

FRUITING PERIOD: Jun-Jul.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bogs/pocosins, Pine savannas
NATIVE RANGE: NC, SC, GA & FL

HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
1139	HORT	1980-09-01		View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
1004	1985-0700			View
1007	1985-0703			View
1167	1985-0924			View
1168	1985-0925			View
1198	1985-0967			View
9609	2023-0061	2023-03-30		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1883	1004	144	NCBG staff	1985-08-06	View
1888	1007	144	NCBG staff	1985-08-06	View
2081	1198	144	NCBG staff	1985-10-01	View
13529	9609	128	Liloia	2023-03-14	View
14219	0	126	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
14231	0	125	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
14232	0	125	Liloia	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SAMI9
USDA Common Name: Hooded Pitcherplant
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sarracenia minor var. minor
COMMON NAME: Hooded Pitcherplant
SYNONYMY: [= K3; < S. minor - FNA, GW, K1, Q, RAB, S, U, WH3, X, Z]
PHENOLOGY: (Jan-) Mar-May; Jun-Jul.
HABITAT: Wet savannas.
COMMENTS: Se. NC south through SC and GA to c. peninsular and e. Panhandle FL.
RANGE MAP: Sarracenia minor var. minor.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Sarraceniaceae Dumortier 1829 (Pitcherplant Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and about 22 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America (Sarracenia), w. North America (Darlingtonia), and ne. South America (Heliamphora).
REFERENCE: Mellichamp in FNA (2009); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Sarracenia L. (Pitcherplant)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America. The sections that have sometimes been recognized do not accord with recent findings about clades and relationships within Sarracenia, so are not recognized here.
REFERENCE: Mellichamp & Case in FNA (2009); McDaniel (1971)=U; Wood (1960)=Z; Schnell & Determann (1997)=Y; Schnell (2002b)=X; Bell (1949)=Q; Case & Case (1976)=V; McPherson (2007); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Schnell (1979, 1981, 1993, 1998, 2002a); Bell (1952); Bell & Case (1956); Reveal (1993); Cheek (1994, 2001); Godt & Hamrick (1999); Naczi et al. (1999); Romanowski (2002); Catalani (2004); Mellichamp (2008).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Sarracenia minor in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Sarracenia minor in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Sarracenia minor in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Sarracenia minor in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Sarracenia minor in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sarracenia minor

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 18699 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 18698 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 18699 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18699 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)