NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Sarracenia jonesii

Scientific Name:	Sarracenia jonesii
Genus:	Sarracenia
Species Epithet:	jonesii
Common Name:	Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Violet
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Bogs, cataract seeps. Rare in NC Mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Semi-evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G2 - Imperiled ^(*Key)
State Status:	E: Endangered, Exploited ^(*Key)
Federal Status:	E - Endangered ^(*Key)
Notes:	Weakly: Endemic to a small area in sw. NC and nw. SC. There has been a great deal of disagreement over the taxonomic treatment of this taxon, a montane sibling of S. rubra.
Pitcher Jean Woods
Plants & Blooms Jean Woods
Plant Jean Woods
Cataract bog habitat on Blue Ridge Escarpment south of Brevard, NC Pickens County, SC Larry Mellichamp
Close-up of maroon-purple flowers and early pitchers. Pickens County, SC Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Flora of North America (c)Carnivorous Plant Gallery