What is Sarracenia?
{{Automatic taxobox |image = Sarracenia_ne1.JPG |image_caption = ''Sarracenia'' species and hybrids |taxon = Sarracenia |authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] |range_map = Sarracenia_range.png |range_map_caption = ''Sarracenia'' range (all species) |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text }} '''''Sarracenia''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ær|ə|ˈ|s|iː|n|i|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ær|ə|ˈ|s|ɛ|n|i|ə}}) is a [[genus]] of 8 to 11 species of [[carnivorous plants]]. They are often called '''trumpet pitchers'''. The genus is in the family [[Sarraceniaceae]]. That family also contains ''[[Darlingtonia (Sarraceniaceae)|Darlingtonia]]'' and ''[[Heliamphora]]''. 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 ''[[Sarracenia purpurea|S.&nbsp;purpurea]]'' can live in cold places. The plant's leaves have [[evolution|evolved]] into a funnel in order to trap [[insect]]s. The plant digests its food with [[protease]]s and other [[enzymes]]. [[Category:Ericales]] [[Category:Carnivorous plants]]