family
New World Pitcher Plants
Sarraceniaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native new world pitcher plants All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Purple Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia purpurea
caterpillars
5
food
4
flowers
4
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Yellow Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia flava
caterpillars
4
food
1
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Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
caterpillars
4
flowers
4
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Hooded Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia minor
caterpillars
3
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Parrot Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia psittacina
caterpillars
3
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Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia rosea
caterpillars
3
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Sweet Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia rubra
caterpillars
3
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Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia jonesii
caterpillars
2
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Green Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia oreophila
caterpillars
2
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White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
caterpillars
1
flowers
4
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California Pitcher Plant
Darlingtonia californica
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Alabama Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alabamensis