Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
Found in pine savannas, seepage bogs. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you
Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 6 Alabama counties.
Habitats
Pine savannas; Coastal Plain seepage bogs.
Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 114 animals.
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American CootFulica americana
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
Who uses this plant?
7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL
Genus host records with ranges including AL · Sarracenia
- Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
- Exyra faxPitcherplant Looper Moth, Pitcher Plant Moth
- Exyra ridingsiiRiding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth
- Exyra semicroceaPale Shoulder Pitcherplant Looper Moth
- Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
- Papaipema appassionataPitcher-Plant Borer Moth
- Basicladus tracyi
4BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Sarracenia
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimNo records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Alabama rank | S4 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| AL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- FloraQuest: South Central (Weakley), phone app (app page)
- NatureServe Explorer
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications