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Hooded Pitcherplant

Sarracenia minor

40
Good

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Height
1–2 feet
Spread
1–2 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 44 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial

Not yet recorded · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 42 Florida counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 137 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Sarracenia

  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
  • Exyra ridingsiiRiding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth
  • Exyra semicroceaPale Shoulder Pitcherplant Looper Moth
  • Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
  • Papaipema appassionataPitcher-Plant Borer Moth
  • Basicladus tracyi
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
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 claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Sarraceniaceae
Hardiness
Zones 6a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Yellow

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Florida rankSNR
Global rankG4
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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