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Sarracenia oreophila (green pitcherplant; Green pitcher-plant; green pitcher plant)

Synonyms: Sarracenia flava var. oreophila (homotypic); Sarracenia oreophila var. ornata

Wikipedia Abstract

Sarracenia oreophila, also known as the green pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up to 75 centimetres from the ground, with a mouth 6 to 10 centimetres in circumference Like all the Sarracenia, it is native to the New World. Sarracenia oreophila is the most endangered of all Sarracenia species, its range limited to a handful of sites in northern Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, and—historically--Tennessee.
View Wikipedia Record: Sarracenia oreophila

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Sarracenia oreophila

Attributes

Diet [2]  Carnivore
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Wikipedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0