Sarracenia jonesii is a species of pitcher plant endemic to bogs in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is currently only found in ten locations: 4 in North Carolina and 6 in South Carolina. It is known as a carnivorous plant because it attracts and traps insects. By drowning and digesting the insects, Sarracenia jonesii are able to absorb vital nutrients. The pitcher plant has hollow, tubular leaves that are designed to catch the insects. S. jonesii is listed as endangered by the US federal government.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain sweet pitcher plant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sarracenia rubra
- Sarracenia alata
- Sarracenia oreophila
- Sarracenia flava
- Sarracenia leucophylla
- Sarracenia minor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
- Genus
- Sarracenia
- Species
- Sarracenia jonesii
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