Carnivorous Plants of Mississippi

Mississippi is home to several carnivorous plant species; though they are often overlooked. This guide is intended to catalog the many species that are native to Mississippi.

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Sarracenia alabamensis wherryi

Pink Sundew ¹
Drosera capillaris

dwarf sundew ²
Drosera brevifolia

spoonleaf sundew ³
Drosera intermedia

Pale Pitcher Plant ⁴
Sarracenia alata

parrot pitcher plant ⁵
Sarracenia psittacina

Burk's southern pitcherplant ⁶
Sarracenia rosea

Small butterwort ⁷
Pinguicula pumila

Yellow Butterwort ⁸
Pinguicula lutea

Chapman's Butterwort ⁹
Pinguicula planifolia

Tracy's sundew ¹⁰
Drosera tracyi

Zigzag Bladderwort ¹¹
Utricularia subulata

Horned Bladderwort ¹²
Utricularia cornuta

Rush bladderwort ¹³
Utricularia juncea

Purple Bladderwort ⁹
Utricularia purpurea

Piedmont Bladderwort
Utricularia olivacea

Southern Butterwort ¹⁴
Pinguicula primuliflora

Small Swollen Bladderwort ¹⁵
Utricularia radiata

Leafy Bladderwort ¹⁵
Utricularia foliosa

swollen bladderwort ¹⁶
Utricularia inflata

Striped Bladderwort ¹⁷
Utricularia striata

white pitcher plant ¹⁸
Sarracenia leucophylla

humped bladderwort ¹⁹
Utricularia gibba

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Carnivorous Plants of Mississippi

Sarracenia alabamensis wherryi

Pink Sundew 1 Drosera capillaris

dwarf sundew 2 Drosera brevifolia

spoonleaf sundew 3 Drosera intermedia

Pale Pitcher Plant 4 Sarracenia alata

parrot pitcher plant 5 Sarracenia psittacina

Burk's southern pitcherplant 6 Sarracenia rosea

Small butterwort 7 Pinguicula pumila

Yellow Butterwort 8 Pinguicula lutea

Chapman's Butterwort 9 Pinguicula planifolia

Tracy's sundew 10 Drosera tracyi

Zigzag Bladderwort 11 Utricularia subulata

Horned Bladderwort 12 Utricularia cornuta

Rush bladderwort 13 Utricularia juncea

Purple Bladderwort 9 Utricularia purpurea

Piedmont Bladderwort Utricularia olivacea

Southern Butterwort 14 Pinguicula primuliflora

Small Swollen Bladderwort 15 Utricularia radiata

Leafy Bladderwort 15 Utricularia foliosa

swollen bladderwort 16 Utricularia inflata

Striped Bladderwort 17 Utricularia striata

white pitcher plant 18 Sarracenia leucophylla

humped bladderwort 19 Utricularia gibba