Sarraceniaceae

Hooded pitcherplant

Sarracenia minor Walter

Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Sarracenia

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Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor) — FlowerPhoto: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: بوقيه, أم الأبواق
Chinese: 小瓶子草
English: Hooded pitcherplant, Hooded pitcher plant
German: Kleine Schlauchpflanze
Hebrew: שופרית קטנה
Persian: کوزهشیپوری کلاهدار

Synonyms

Sarracenia adunca Raf.
Sarracenia adunca Sm.
Sarracenia lacunosa W.Bartram
Sarracenia lutea R.M.Harper
Sarracenia minor f. viridescens S.McPherson & D.E.Schnell
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis D.E.Schnell
Sarracenia variolaris Michx.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 277 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: peter-f, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jason Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.