FNPS Plant Database
Sarracenia minor
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Sarraceniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
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Vouchered In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Insectivorous. A number of insect groups visit the flowers but their role in pollination is unknown. Most likely as pollinators are small bees.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
D'Amato, Peter. (2013). The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press, Emeryville, CA.
Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
North American Sarracenia Conservancy. (Undated). Pollination. ( https://www.nasarracenia.org/guides/pollination/ ). Accessed 2026.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
