Quercus

Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant

Sarracenia jonesii

Native to South Carolina (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.

Ecological relationships

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5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Sarracenia

  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud 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–8b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Red
Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG2
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusLE

Conservation source Global and federal source

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