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Your search found 10 taxa in the family Sarraceniaceae, Pitcher-plant family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Yellow Pitcherplant, Yellow Trumpet, Trumpets
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia flava FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia flava FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia flava 089-01-001 FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in savannas, seepage bogs, pocosins
Common (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Green Pitcherplant, Green Pitcherplant, Mountain Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia oreophila FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia oreophila FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in seepage bogs
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sweet Pitcherplant, Redflower Pitcherplant, Red Pitcherplant, Carolina Sweet Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia rubra 089-01-002 FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in sandhill seepage bogs, pocosins, wet savannas
Rare, endemic to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the se. US
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia jonesii FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia rubra 089-01-002? FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in bogs, cataract seeps
Rare, endemic to a small area in sw. NC & nw. SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Hooded Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia minor var. minor FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia minor FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia minor 089-01-003 FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in wet savannas
Uncommon (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia purpurea var. montana FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. montana FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia purpurea 089-01-004 FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in mountain bogs, seepage bogs
Rare, restricted to sw. NC (south of Asheville), nw. SC, & ne. GA (an endemic)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Purple Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia purpurea 089-01-004? FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in bogs
Rare
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sarracenia purpurea 089-01-004? FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in wet savannas, sandhill seepage bogs, hillside seepage bogs
Common (rare outside NC-SC), restricted to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of se. US
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia leucophylla FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia leucophylla FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in wet pine savannas
Rare in GA, rare in NC (where it is introduced), endemic to Gulf Coastal Plain
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Parrot Pitcherplant
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Sarracenia psittacina FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sarracenia psittacina FAMILY: Sarraceniaceae
Look for it in savannas
Uncommon in GA, an endemic
Native to Georgia
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