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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia leucophylla   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia leucophylla   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Sarracenia leucophylla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sarracenia drummondii

 

COMMON NAME:
Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant


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image of Sarracenia leucophylla, Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant

JK Marlow    jkm0310h_21

October    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Hood erect or ascending; a network of red venation surrounds white tissue, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Sarracenia leucophylla, Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant

JK Marlow    jkm0511b_29

November    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Areas of white tissue all around summit of pitcher and throughout hood, per Weakley's Flora.


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia leucophylla   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia leucophylla   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sarracenia leucophylla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia drummondii

 

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1323

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia (introduced in NC-SC)

Rare or waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule

 

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