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	How to Grow North American Pitcher Plants, Sarracenia
		Pitcher plants attract their prey with an intoxicating nectar which is secreted from the hood of the funnel.
		Once the insects enter the pitcher, escape is nearly impossible because of the downward pointing hairs on the inside of the hood and the slippery wax coating on the inside of the Pitcher's tube (not to mention the fact that they may be a bit drunk).
		Most Pitcher Plant species are hardy in USDA zones 6-8, and may survive in even colder areas provided they are given a thick cover of winter mulch.
	www.thegardenhelper.com /pitcher.html (403 words)

	ScienceDaily: Pitcher plant
		Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap.
		Carnivorous plants occur in locations where the soil is too poor in minerals and/or too acidic for most plants to be able to grow.
		Pitcher plant -- Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/Pitcher_plant (1504 words)

	pitcher plant - Encyclopedia.com
		The Australian pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis) is the single species of the family Cephalotaceae.
		Mass capture of insects by the pitcher plant Sarracenia alata (Sarraceniaceae) in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas.
		The downfall of former pitcher Denny McLain: ex-big leaguer's career tumbled into trouble and tragedy after he won 31 games for Tigers in 1968 and captured A.L. Cy Young and MVP honors.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-pitcherp.html (1198 words)

	Meadowview Biological Research Station
		Meadowview is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and restoring rare wetland plants, habitats and associated ecosystems on the coastal plain of Maryland and Virginia.
		We are conducting studies on the genetics, biochemistry, ecology, and population biology of the pitcher plant genus Sarracenia, long leaf pine and white cedar.
		Plants of rare populations are propagated both from seed and divisions to serve as a backup for wild populations, augment existing populations and eventually to return to the wild.
	www.pitcherplant.org (635 words)

	Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Pitcher Plants—Beguiling New Sarracenia Hybrids
		Preservation of these imperiled plants is the major reason I joined forces 10 years ago with Dr. Larry Mellichamp, Director of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens, in a cooperative breeding project to develop a series of colorful, vigorous, and unique hybrid pitcher plants.
		The result is a compact plant, 8-10 inches tall, with maroon-red pitchers etched in a mosaic of intricate dark red veins on a mottled background of creamy yellow.
		Pitcher plants require at least six hours daily of direct sunlight during the growing season to form the tubular leaves and distinctive coloration that are their trademark—less light will produce floppy, flat leaves.
	www.bbg.org /gar2/topics/wildflower/1998wi_pitcher.html (1152 words)

	Traffic Bulletin: Pitcher plant trade
		Carnivorous plants are an enigmatic group of plants that use specialized morphological adaptations, known as traps, to capture small animals, primarily insects, for supplementary nutrition.
		Pitchers of Sarracenia are typically adorned with vertical red veins that encircle the leaf and are connected by smaller, web-like veins that guide insects to sources of nectar and the "pit-fall" trap.
		As a consequence, the data on the number of plants collected and traded within the USA are incomplete, making it difficult to assess overall exploitation of the species and evaluate the impact of collection on native wild populations.
	www.traffic.org /bulletin/archive/june98/pitcher-plant-trade.html (4124 words)

	Rare Seed Source: Venus Fly Trap, Carnivorous Pitcher Plants, Carnivorous Cobra, Hooded Pitcher
		Pitchers are usually a green to red variegation; they are greenish when young and turn redder with age.
		These pitchers are generally green with a coppery red color near the upper portions of the pitcher and have white translucent windows on the upper back part.
		The pitchers grow close to the ground horizontally in a rosette pattern, the pitchers curve upwards near the end so that the mouth openings face inward toward the center of the plant.
	rareseedsource.com /carnivorous.php (731 words)

	FDEP - Wetland Delineation Featured Plants: Florida's Pitcher Plants
		Pitcher plants have leaves that are hollow "tubes," open at the top and completely or partially covered by a specialized flap or hood.
		Note: all wild pitcher plants are protected by State and Federal laws; wanton harvesting of the leaves would be detrimental to the plants ability to trap insects and thrive.
		However, pitcher plant habitat in Florida is at risk primarily from lack of fire management and from drainage by ditching.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /water/wetlands/delineation/featuredplants/sarrac.htm (1815 words)

	Pitcher in the bog -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine
		Pitcher plants live in wet, acidic, nutrient-poor environments. They survive by luring and trapping insects that become their source for nitrogen. Nine of the ten pitcher plant species found in the United States grow in the south.
		In the third plant zone, the waxy cuticle is absent and the unwaxed surface absorbs nutrients.
		Interestingly, two insect species, the pitcher plant midge Metriocnemus knabi and the non-biting pitcher plant mosquito, Wyeomia smithii, depend solely on pitcher plants, living in the "soup" for all of their lives except for a short-lived adult phase.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2002/jun02/pitcher.htm (605 words)

	Nepenthes, Pitcher Plant,carnivorous plants
		This clone produces pitchers that are green to red with purplish interior spots and stripes on the peristome.
		Pitchers reach about 6 inches tall, are mostly cylindrical and beautifully marked with red stripes on the peristome and red speckling on the pitcher.
		The pitchers are green with variable red dusting on the upper half; these are mostly squat-cylindrical and average about 5-6 inches tall on established plants (photo).
	www.pitcherplant.com /nepenth.html (853 words)

	Pitcher plant bogs and longleaf pine
		These plants are found in places where water is close to the surface and the soil has few nutrients.
		Pitcher plants have modified leaves shaped into hollow tubes (that look like a water pitcher), which attract insects.
		Other bog plants include colic-root; goldcrest; meadow-beauty (also called deerflower); white-topped sedge; orange milkwort (also called bog "Cheetos" because of their resemblance to that treat); bog-buttons (also called "hatpins"); several species of orchids; and many other wildflowers.
	www.auburn.edu /academic/forestry_wildlife/longleafalliance/teachers/teacherkit/pitcherplantbogs.htm (523 words)

	Pitcher Plant Project - Literature Review Part I
		Pitcher plants are occasionally found in neutral and alkaline areas which are otherwise nutrient-poor (Wherry, 1929; Mandossian, 1965).
		In many localities, pitcher plants of all species are being threatened, as land development for farming and recreation and careless over-collecting proceed uncontrolled.
		Small vertebrates are also entrapped in pitcher plants as indicated by Jones' (1935) study of the large southern species in which he round bones of small green tree toads and chameleon lizards.
	www.splammo.net /ppproj/litrev1.html (3901 words)

	Grow Carnivorous Plants - Info on the care of the Australian Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis)
		The Australian Pitcher Plant is native to the southwestern coastal region of Australia.
		Technically, the Australian Pitcher is a sub-tropical plant and is capable of tolerating a light frost, as several of our stock plants have done so for many years.
		However, if you are relatively new to carnivorous plants or have never grown an Australian Pitcher, you will have an easier time growing the plant in a brightly lit window or in a terrarium with artificial lighting.
	www.cobraplant.com /cephalotus.html (637 words)

	Pitcher Plant Fluids and Insect Attractants
		Pitcher plants appear to be some of the most specialized plants in the plant kingdom.
		plants, but finds that the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous elements to be negligible; whereas, the amount of metallic ion uptake is integral to the survival of the plant.
		The exact quantities of nutrients that pitcher plants acquire from their feeding on insects is up for debate, but the role of carnivory is to supplement the diet and allow for competition in areas where overall nutrient composition is scarce.
	www.colostate.edu /Depts/Entomology/courses/en570/papers_2002/bracewell.htm (2851 words)

	Purple Pitcher Plant
		Once the prey is inside, the plant absorbs its nutrients through digestive glands at the bottom of the pitcher.
		Plants are usually difficult to grow indoors because they require large amounts of sunlight, which gives them their desirable red color.
		The pitcher plant’s prey is generally flying insects, flies, bees and wasps.
	www.sandjgreens.com /plants/ppp_b.htm (472 words)

	: Carolina Carnivores : venus flytrap carnivorous plants hooded pitcher plant purple pitcher red topped trumpet yellow ...
		The top of the leaf is curved over the opening of the trap to form a hood, which gives the hooded pitcher plant its name.
		As with the other species of Sarracenia the plant may be reproduced by dividing the rhizome into segments.
		Sarracenia minor is a perennial plant and can be grown quite easily outdoors, where it will be easy to capture it own nutrients.
	www.carolinacarnivores.com /html/hooded_pitcher.html (458 words)

	Plant Delights Nursery -- Building a Pitcher Plant Bog
		Pitcher plants and other bog species like to be secure in their bog and need to be able to get a tight hold.
		The crown of the roots (where the roots connect to the plant stem and leaves) should be even with the top of the hole.
		Once you are through planting the bog, immediately turn on the soaker hose and water the bog well for 30 minutes.
	www.plantdelights.com /Tony/pitcher.html (2600 words)

	Cephalotus, Carnivorous Plants Online - Botanical Society of America
		The Albany pitcher plant grows in scrubby areas that are moist all year around, on sandy soils that are acid--a habitat rather like that of many other carnivorous plants.
		The lid of the pitcher and the wings are hairy.
		If an insect is inside the pitcher and hasn't yet been caught in the liquid pool, it may fly upward, responding to the light it sees in these "windows" as though it were flying toward the sky...
	www.botany.org /carnivorous_plants/cephalotus.php (921 words)

	Pitcher Plant ( Sarracenia)
		Some plants are tall, others are short, all have one thing in common: they trap their meals by luring insects inside and preventing their escape.
		Pitcher plants use surprising methods to lure, trap and digest insects.
		Pitcher plants are easy to grow indoors and require more or less the same conditions as the Venus Fly Trap They are also temperate plants and will enter a period of dormancy in the cold winter months.
	www.hungryplants.com /id18.htm (288 words)

	Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea
		Pitchers curved and decumbent, to 17" and widening prominently toward the mouth.
		The leaves, or pitchers, are produced each year from stems arising from the rhizomes and remain evergreen unless unduly exposed.
		Set the plants in a bog so that their roots reach down to the moisture but the top of the roots rests at water level.
	www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/aquatics/sarracenia.html (1001 words)

	Andy's northern Ontario wildflower site - plants on bogs and fens.
		Some plants, such as sundew or pitcher plant, have developed unusual methods to supplement their nutrient needs.
		Like several plants that live in acid bogs, Labrador Tea coexists with soil fungi (mycorrhizal association) that spread through soil to pull in nutrients and change nutrients to form used by plant.
		When digestion is complete, the plant extracts the nutrient-rich water from the bladder into the stem and resets the bladder trap.
	www.ontariowildflower.com /bogfen.htm (2069 words)

	Hooded Pitcher Plant
		The Hooded Pitcher Plant is a carniverous perennial herb found in 50 counties of the coastal plain of Georgia.
		The hooded pitcher plant, like other pitcher plants, thrives in acidic soils of open bogs and sphagnum seeps of swamps.
		Reasons for decline of the hooded pitcher plant are fire suppression, wetland draining, both resulting in habitat loss.
	coastgis.marsci.uga.edu /summit/pitcherplant.htm (138 words)

	Plant Delights Nursery -- Building a Pitcher Plant Bog
		Pitcher plants and other bog species like to be secure in their bog and need to be able to get a tight hold.
		Bog species can be planted the same way as the pitcher plants.
		The crown of the roots (where the roots connect to the plant stem and leaves) should be even with the top of the hole.
	www.plantdel.com /Tony/pitcher.html (2600 words)

	Pitcher plant bogs and longleaf pine
		These plants are found in places where water is close to the surface and the soil has few nutrients.
		Pitcher plants have modified leaves shaped into hollow tubes (that look like a water pitcher), which attract insects.
		Other bog plants include colic-root; goldcrest; meadow-beauty (also called deerflower); white-topped sedge; orange milkwort (also called bog "Cheetos" because of their resemblance to that treat); bog-buttons (also called "hatpins"); several species of orchids; and many other wildflowers.
	www.longleafalliance.org /teachers/teacherkit/pitcherplantbogs.htm (523 words)

	Pitcher Plant - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pitcher Plant, common name for three families of flowering dicot plants, members of which have leaves modified as tubular pitchers for trapping and...
		Insectivorous plants are diverse and represent members of three orders of dicots: Nepenthales, Scrophulariales, and Rosales.
		- plant that traps insects: a plant with leaves shaped like a pitcher for attracting, trapping, and digesting insects.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Pitcher_Plant.html (113 words)

	Nepenthes, Tropical Pitcher Plant care, Carnivorous Plants
		Nepenthes are tropical pitcher plants which grow as scrambling or climbing vines.
		I had this plant for around 3 years.The growth of this plant is very slow and very compact (the leaves have almost no stem between them).
		The newest pitchers it is forming have a lot of color compared to the older pitchers.
	mysite.verizon.net /elgecko1989/Nepenthes.html (930 words)

	Pitcher-Plant (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the boggy, acid soil where most insect-eating plants grow, decay takes place quite slowly, and little nitrogen is therefore available to the roots of the plants.
		Pitcher plants make up for this deficiency by holding small pools of water in their modified leafstalks, or pitchers.
		Insects are attracted to the pitchers, often by the odor of decay within, and are forced into the water by a lining of stiff, downward-pointing hairs.
	www.geocities.com /rich-2/images/picplant.html (176 words)

	ISU Bioethics Outreach--Pitcher Plant
		The pitcher plant is an exotic endangered species found in the Georgia and North Carolina mountains.
		The pitcher plant thrives in areas with much sunlight and humidity coupled with protection from high winds.
		The plant community is within a zone owned by two property owners ("A" and "C"), shown on the attached sketch.
	www.bioethics.iastate.edu /classroom/pitcherplants.html (834 words)

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