What is Sarracenia?
Q: What is Sarracenia?
A: Sarracenia is a genus of 8 to 11 species of carnivorous plants, also known as trumpet pitchers.
Q: What family does the genus belong to?
A: The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae.
Q: Where can Sarracenia be found in the wild?
A: In the wild, Sarracenia grows around the East Coast of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeast Canada. Most species grow only in the southeast United States. Only S. purpurea can live in cold places.
Q: How does it trap insects?
A: The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel shape in order to trap insects.
Q: How does it digest its food?
A: The plant digests its food with proteases and other enzymes.
