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 Sarracenia minor Walter

Family	:	Sarraceniaceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-May
Local name	:	English- hooded pitcherplant,
Distribution	:	It is native to North America
Habitat	:	It grows in swampy environments poor in nutrients such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
Key Botanical Characters. The typical form is a relatively small plant with pitchers about 25–30 centimetres (10–12 in) in height. An especially large form, with pitchers up to 90–120 centimetres (3–4 ft) high, grows in the  marshes,[2] at the border between Georgia and Florida.The tubes are mostly green throughout, but can also be reddish in the upper part.  Flowers are yellow in colour and odorless. Over a hundred seeds are produced by a capsule. Sarracenia minor  species in the genus to employ domed pitchers with translucent white patches that allow light to enter. It has been suggested that the light shining through these patches attracts flying insects further into the pitcher and away from the pitcher's mouth.The pitcher is filled with water and enzymes produced by the plant and helpful in the digestion of prey. In the wild, Sarracenia minor seems very attractive to ants, although it also attracts and eats a wide range of flying insects.