HOODED PITCHERPLANT 



Sarracenia minor Walter 



The hooded pitcherpknt was first described by Walter in 1788 

 and given the name here used. Michaux discovered it independently, 

 and named it Sarracenia variolaris^ but as this name was published 

 some years later, the rules require its rejection. It varies greatly in 

 stature, being sometimes but a few inches in height, when the name 

 minor is appropriate. In most of the plants the pitchers reach a length 

 of one to two feet, but in the Okefinokee Swamp in southern Georgia 

 a variety or related species grows to a height of nearly four feet. 



The yellow petal color suggests that this species is a direct descen- 

 dant of Sarracenia oreophila, although the arching hood that excludes 

 rain water and the translucent membranes that permit light to enter 

 the pitcher represent evolutionary advances, indicating the former 

 existence of intermediates which have since become extinct. 



This species does not thrive as well as some of the others under 

 greenhouse conditions. The sketch was made from plants collected 

 near Beaufort, South Carolina. 



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