Native Carnivorous Plants

Carnivorous plant in a tweezers


Carnivorous plants, like orchids, are one of the few plant groups that are both immediately recognizable to most people and capture the imagination of both botanists and non-botanists alike. They also often grow in the same locations as orchids so their habitats are subject to the same pressures and issues. Highlighting these two groups can help bring attention to these important Minnesota landscapes.

Native Carnivorous Plant Clubs & Societies

Carnivorous Plants Native to Minnesota

Sundews

  • Round-leaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
  • Spoon-leaf sundew (Drosera intermedia)
  • Linear-leaved sundew (Drosera linearis)
  • English sundew (Drosera anglica)

Pitcher Plant

  • Purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)

Bladderworts

  • Common Bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris)
  • Flat-leaved Bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia)
  • Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta)
  • Hidden-fruit Bladderwort (Utricularia geminiscapa)
  • Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor)
  • Purple-flowered Bladderwort (Utricularia purpurea)
  • Lavender Bladderwort (Utricularia resupinata)
  • Humped Bladderwort (Utricularia gibba)

Butterwort

  • Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Pitcher plant

Sarracenia pupurea, MN's native pitcher plant, grown here in our research labs.