RED PITCHER PLANT 



Scientific name: Sarracenia rubra. 



Identifying features: Pitchers are erect, 

 short, grow to 14 inches tall, less than 1 

 inch wide at mouth, green with reddish 

 veins, often becoming reddish later in the 

 season. Flowers are red, grow to 1 inch 

 across, flowering stalks to 12 inches long. 



Flowering period: Throughout April. 



Distribution: From central coastal North 

 Carolina south to southern Georgia and 

 west to southeastern Mississippi. 



Habitat: Bogs and wet savannas. 



Distribution in forest: Only known from 

 a few sites in the southern portion of the 

 Forest. 



Abundance in forest: Very rare. 



Othier information: Several subspecies of the red pitcher plant have been de- 

 scribed by botanists. The subspecies in Conecuh National Forest has been called 

 Wherry's red pitcher plant, but. because features can be interpreted differently, 

 could also be called the Gulf red pitcher plant. 



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