De Soto National Forest
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De Soto National Forest, named for 16th-century Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, is 518,587 acres of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It is one of the most important protected areas for the
View of a pine forest in De Soto National Forest, Stone County, Mississippi
Sign at Buttercup Flats
De Soto National Forest Ranger District Office in Wiggins, Mississippi
Tuxachanie Hiking Trail Sign
Pitcher plant
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Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—prey-trapping mechanisms featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered t
De Soto National Forest
…species, such as the orchid Calopogon multiflorus, gopher frogs, and gopher tortoises. These habitats also have numerous carnivorous plants, particularly pitcher plants; Buttercup Flats has an international reputation in this regard. This national forest also offers year-round opportunities for outdoor activities…
Scanning electron micrograph inner surface of pitcher plant
Pitcher plants growing in a bog in Pennsylvania
Nepenthes muluensis pitchers hang from tendrils. (This specimen is cultivated.)
Most North American pitcher plants belong to the genus Sarracenia.