YELLOW PITCHER PLANT 



Scientific name: Sarracenia flava. 



Identifying features: The largest of the pitcher plants. Pitchers are erect, up to 

 34 inches tall, to 3 inches wide at the mouth, yellowish-green, usually with a 

 reddish spot in the throat. Flowers are yellow, grow to nearly 2 inches across, 

 stalks 4 to 20 inches long. 



Flowering period: Late March to mid-April. 



Distribution: From southeastern Virginia, south to north-central Florida, west to 

 southwestern Alabama. 



Habitat: Bogs, wet savannas, edges of boggy creeks. 

 Distribution in forest: Throughout. 

 Abundance in forest: Common. 



Other Information: The leaves of this species usually die back completely in 

 the winter. All other species in the area maintain some green tissue in the old 

 pitchers until early spring unless the winter has been extremely cold or the sites 

 are dry. 



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