Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.

Bookhardt, featured in a 2005 story in The Oregonian, started growing carnivorous plants when he was in middle school. Now he's a college sophomore, studying botany, and still finds these plants ...

Species include the trumpet pitcher plant, with its tall upright yellowish or red pitchers; it is one of the most common pitcher plants in the Apalachicola National Forest (ANF).

Many of us go to nature preserves to walk in the great outdoors, hike along a trail, or spot wildlife. What you may not expect to find is a host of carnivorous plants. About 10 miles from South ...

Of eight pitcher plant species found in the United States, seven are native to Georgia, noted our leader, Tom Patrick, a botanist with the state Department of Natural Resources.

In some pitcher plants the column is only a few inches high, but the beautiful yellow trumpet pitcher plant of the Southeast can be almost 3 feet tall.

The carnivorous plants attract prey through color, ... Native to Northeastern wetlands are Sarracenia, the American trumpet pitchers that grow in ground wherever it is wet enough to support them.

Sarracenia pitcher plants typically live in bogs in the southeastern United States. Dupont et al., 2023, Plos One, under CC-BY 4.0. Carnivorous pitcher plants seem like something straight out of a ...

Carnivorous plants in the Bay Area. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 64°F. Saturday, June 7th 2025 Today's e-Edition. ... also known as a pitcher plant or a trumpet pitcher.

Some carnivorous plants change their scent to attract different types of prey, mimicking flowers in their luring techniques, and maybe even regulating their digestion. Trumpet pitcher plants, or ...