Sarracenia psittacina
Sarracenia psittacina
Found in savannas, less commonly on floating peat mats. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition 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 9 Alabama counties.
Natural habitats
Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 89 animals.
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Widespread birds also seen here (38)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Bank Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
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 4.0No 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
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025)
- 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

























