Carnivorous Plants at Yellow River Marsh

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park provides visitors with one of the most abundant and diverse assemblage of carnivorous plants found anywhere in Florida.  

The preserve contains over 200 species of vascular plants. The most noticeable and predominant listed species of the park is the white-top pitcher plant, Sarracenia leucophylla. The Garcon Peninsula supports the greatest concentration of white-top pitcher plants on the lower coastal terraces anywhere within its range. 

Composed of this, other carnivorous plants and an assemblage of grasses, the wet pitcher plant prairie is the primary habitat type represented on the preserve. Fire suppression has allowed encroachment of woody shrubs and trees creating undesirable conditions for many vascular plants. 

Although pitcher plants can persist for considerable periods in a suppressed condition under shade, their populations will eventually deteriorate. 

Reintroduction of fire will help control this encroachment and provide suitable habitat for the pitcher plant community. Explore Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park to see the vast of beauty of the vascular plants for yourself.