Stats

Lifespan

20-30+ yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Critically Endangered

About

This carnivorous plant grows in damp, sunny meadows across the southeastern United States. Its hollow, tube-shaped leaves trap insects by secreting a slippery nectar that causes prey to fall.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Sarraceniaceae

Genus

Sarracenia

Species

Sarracenia oreophila