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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia leucophylla
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Unmistakable with its 2-foot tall reddish-green to green trumpet-like tubes whose upper end and hood are bright white with red veins. 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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia leucophylla
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sarracenia leucophylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant
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October Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Hood erect or ascending; a network of red venation surrounds white tissue, per Weakley's Flora.
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November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Areas of white tissue all around summit of pitcher and throughout hood, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia leucophylla
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia leucophylla
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sarracenia leucophylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia drummondii
1323
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia (introduced in NC-SC)
Rare or waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/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 Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p020
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".