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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia psittacina
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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The pitcher plant has not only unique leaves, but very strange flowers as well. Read more at the Botanical Society of America.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia psittacina
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sarracenia psittacina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia psittacina
COMMON NAME:
Parrot Pitcherplant
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Alan S. Weakley asw_6193956840662834
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Petals maroon-red, obovate distally; style disc yellow-green w reddish margins, per Flora of North America.
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Alan S. Weakley asw_931462664640934
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Pitchers mostly decumbent; lateral wing of the pitcher very prominent, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
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JK Marlow jkm160415_038
April Turner County GA
Hood of the pitcher globose; orifice formed by the fusion of the hood margins, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_psittacina_parrot_2
July
Pitchers prominently marked with white on the hood, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_psittacina_parrot_p
July
The hood almost covers the opening, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia psittacina
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia psittacina
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sarracenia psittacina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia psittacina
3780
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Savannas, less commonly on floating peat mats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon to pink
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p329
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p372
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p021
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p323
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