Green Pitcherplant

Sarracenia oreophila

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Federally listed species. Excluded from routine garden suggestions. Consult conservation guidance before obtaining or planting this species. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

A carnivorous pitcher plant of seepage bogs, with green tubular leaves and yellow flowers.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · 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

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
Flower color: Yellow

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 2.5 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
primary_flower_color · “yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Recognizing it

Late-season, flattened leaves curve strongly. Green pitchers can have maroon veins; yellow flowers occur singly on stalks. Identification source

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	G2
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	LE

Conservation source Global and federal source

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