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The Canebrake Pitcher Plant is a critically endangered carnivorous plant found only in a small area of Alabama in the southeastern United States. Its survival is threatened by habitat loss, changes in natural fire patterns, development, and the suppression of the prescribed fires that help maintain the open, wet habitats it needs to grow.
Like other pitcher plants, the Canebrake Pitcher Plant has specialized tube-shaped leaves that trap insects and digest them for nutrients, allowing it to survive in the nutrient-poor soils of its wetland habitat. These plants are part of a complex ecosystem that supports a variety of insects, amphibians, and other wildlife.
Protecting the Canebrake Pitcher Plant also means protecting the rare wetlands and longleaf pine habitats that support a diverse community of species.