''Sarracenia minor'', also known as the hooded pitcherplant, is a

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, terrestrial, rhizomatous,

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, carnivorous plant in the

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'' Sarracenia''. Like all the ''Sarracenia'', it is native to

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Etymology

In 1788, the first description of ''S. minor'' was written by Thomas Walter. The

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''minor'' means "small" and refers to the typical size of the pitchers. The common name refers to the characteristic lid of this species.

Description

The typical form is a relatively small plant with pitchers about in height. An especially large form, with pitchers up to high, grows in the Okefenokee marshes,D’Amato, Peter. 1998. '' The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants''. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley. at the border between Georgia and Florida. The tubes are mostly green throughout, but can also be reddish in the upper part.

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ing occurs from late March to mid-May. Flowers are yellow in colour and odorless. Over a hundred seeds are produced by a capsule. ''Sarracenia minor'' and '' S. psittacina'' are the only species in the genus to employ domed pitchers with translucent white patches that allow light to enter. It has been suggested that the light shining through these patches attracts flying insects further into the pitcher and away from the pitcher's mouth in a similar manner to '' Darlingtonia californica'' and two '' Nepenthes'' species, '' N. aristolochioides'' and '' N. klossii''. The pitcher is filled with water and enzymes produced by the plant and helpful in the digestion of prey. In the wild, ''Sarracenia minor'' seems very attractive to ants, although it also attracts and eats a wide range of flying insects.

Distribution

This plant can be found in areas of northern and central

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and in

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up to the southern part of

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. The species exhibits the southernmost range of any member of the genus ''Sarracenia'' extending to fragmented populations surrounding Lake Okeechobee in south-central

Habitat

It grows in swampy environments poor in nutrients such as nitrogen or phosphorus.

Infraspecific taxa

*''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''minor'' *''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''okefenokeensis'' Schnell (2002)

Synonyms

*''Sarracenia adunca'' Sm. (1804) * ?''Sarracenia galeata'' Bartr. (1791) '' nom.nud.'' * ''Sarracenia lacunosa'' Bartr. (1794)
S. leucophylla/S. minor''">Sarracenia_leucophylla.html" ;"title="''Sarracenia leucophylla">S. leucophylla/S. minor''* ''Sarracenia minor'' ''auct. non'' Walt.: Sweet (1832) S. rubra''">''Sarracenia rubra">S. rubra''* ''Sarracenia variolaris'' Michx. (1803)

Gallery

File: Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor-2.jpg, ''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''okefenokeensis'' at Okefenokee Swamp Park, Waycross,

File:Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor.jpg, Plants of ''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''okefenokeensis'' in Okefenokee Swamp Park in Waycross,

File:Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor-1.jpg, ''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''okefenokeensis'' File:Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor-001.JPG, ''Sarracenia minor'' pitcher at the botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, Genova Pegli File:Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor-002.JPG, Close-up on ''Sarracenia minor'' pitcher

References

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CITES

Gelinaud

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1532298 minor Carnivorous plants of North America Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Florida Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of North Carolina Least concern flora of the United States Plants described in 1788 Flora of South Carolina