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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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Sarracenia rubra has the typical narrow and erect hollow pitchers as seen in S. flava, S. jonesii, and S. oreophila, but it is a noticeably smaller plant. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The pitcher plant has not only unique leaves, but very strange flowers as well. Read more at the Botanical Society of America.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-002:
Sarracenia rubra FAMILY Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia rubra
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sweet Pitcherplant, Carolina Redflower Pitcherplant, Red Pitcherplant, Sweet Pitcherplant
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Mark A. Musselman mam_redpitcher012709
January Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Leaves often suffused above with reddish or purplish veins, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Mark A. Musselman mam_redpitcher012709b
January Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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Keith Bradley kab_sarracenia_rubra_7083
May Lexington County SC
Shealey's Pond Heritage Preserve
Later the drooping red petals will drop off, exposing the umbrella-capped style.
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Will Stuart wil_s_rubra_blossoms_400
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers grow singly atop leafless stems about as tall as the leaves, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_s_rubra_habit
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_s_rubra_pitcher_group
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_s_rubra_pitcherdetail
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaves erect, 4-28" tall, reddish to greenish, with a rather small orifice, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
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Will Stuart wil_sarracenia_rubra_017
August Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
A late burn in this seep gave rise to several clusters of fresh pitchers. — Will Stuart
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JK Marlow jkm161001_828
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Hoods are held horizontal and held closely over the orifice, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-002:
Sarracenia rubra
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia rubra
1328
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: sandhill seepage bogs, pocosins, wet savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p219
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p308
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p111
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p419
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p329
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p373
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p115
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p021?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p097
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p323
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p208
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