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SarraceniaSarracenia, the North American Pitcher Plant, inhabits nutrient free bogs in the United States and Canada. The available habitat for these and other carnivorous plants has been dwindling at an alarming rate over the past century. This loss of habitat for the plants is mainly a result of human development and those who could actually stop it care nothing about the plants. Countless fields of sarracenia pitcher plants have been bulldozed for condos, golf courses, highways and more. |
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Carnivorous Plant HistorySarracenia have been around for as long as North America has been known to the whole world and quite possibly much longer than that. The first published illustration of one of these plants was of S. minor from Florida in 1576. In 1887, Dr. Melichamp proved the carnivorous nature of Sarracenia. Three Sarracenia are listed as endangered species: S. oreophila, S. rubra ssp. jonesii and S. rubra ssp. alabamensis. The interstate trade and sale of these plants are protected by CITES. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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