Sarracenia rubra

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• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 562 meters (0 to 1,844 feet).[1]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 5.6 • Maximum pH: 6.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Publishing author : Walter Publication : Fl. Carol. [Walter] 152 1788 [Apr-Jun 1788]

Similar Species

Members of the genus Sarracenia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 167 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. x swaniana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. ahlesii (Ahles' Pitcherplant) · S. alata (Pale Pitcher Plant) · S. alata f. pubescens (Tall Pitcher) · S. alata 'Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. alata 'Orange Sunset' (Tall Pitcher) · S. areolata (Pitcherplant) · S. catesbaei (Catesby's Pitcherplant) · S. chelsonii (Chelson's Pitcherplant) · S. courtii (Court's Pitcherplant) · S. excellens (Pitcherplant) · S. exornata (Pitcherplant) · S. flava (Biscuit-Flower) · S. flava var. atropurpurea (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. cuprea 'Copper Lid' (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. maxima (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava var. ornata (Tall Pitcher) · S. flava 'All Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. formosa (Pitcherplant) · S. gilpinii (Gilpin's Pitcherplant) · S. harperi (Harper's Pitcherplant) · S. leucophylla (Crimson Pitcherplant) · S. leucophylla var. pubescens (Tall Pitcher) · S. leucophylla 'Schnell's Ghost' (Schnell's Ghost White Topped Pitcher Plant) · S. leucophylla 'Tarnok' (Crimson Pitcherplant) · S. minor (Hooded Pitcher Plant) · S. minor 'Okefenokee Giant' (Giant Hooded Pitcher Plant) · S. mitchelliana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. moorei (Moore's Pitcherplant) · S. oreophila (Green Pitcher Plant) · S. psittacina (Parrot Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea (Common Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea f. heterophylla (Pitcher) · S. purpurea gibbosa (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea purpurea (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea purpurea var. Purpurea (Purple Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea var. burkii (Pitcher Plant) · S. purpurea var. montana (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. purpurea var. purpurea (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. purpurea venosa var. purpurea (Huntsman´s-Cup) · S. purpurea subsp. gibbosa (Purple Pitcherplant) · S. readii (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. rehderi (Rehder's Pitcherplant) · S. rubra (Sweet Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra alabamensis (Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra gulfensis (Gulf Pitcherplant) · S. rubra jonesii (Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant) · S. rubra rubra (Sweet Pitcher Plant) · S. rubra wherryi (Wherry's Pitcherplant) · S. rubra subsp. alabamensis (Alabama Canebrake Pitcher-Plant) · S. rubra subsp. gulfensis (Gulf Pitcherplant) · S. rubra subsp. gulfensis 'Green' (Tall Pitcher) · S. rubra subsp. jonesii (Mountain Sweet Pitcher-Plant) · S. rubra subsp. wherryi (Wherry's Pitcherplant) · S. umlauftiana (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. wrigleyana (Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant) · S. x (Ahles' Pitcherplant) · S. x ahlesii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x alava (Pitcher Plant) · S. x areolata (Pitcher Plant) · S. × catesbaei (Catesby's Pitcher Plant) · S. x chelsonii (Pitcher Plant) · S. × courtii (Court's Pitcherplant) · S. x excellens (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. x exornata (Pitcher) · S. x farnhamii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x formosa (Pitcher Plant) · S. x gilpinii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x harperi (Pitcher Plant) · S. x melanorhoda (Pitcher Plant) · S. x mineophila (Pitcher Plant) · S. x miniata (Pitcher Plant) · S. x mitchelliana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x moorei (Pitcher Plant) · S. × popei (Pope's Pitcherplant) · S. x pureophila (Pitcher Plant) · S. × readii (Read's Pitcherplant) · S. x rehderi (Pitcher Plant) · S. x swaniana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x umlauftiana (Pitcher Plant) · S. x willisii (Pitcher Plant) · S. x wrigleyana (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Abandoned Hope' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Adrian Slack' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Anxious Debate' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Big Mama' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Blackankle' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Blackened Redfish' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Black Tube' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Boob Tube' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Brook's Hybrid' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Brunswick Beauty' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Bug Pipes' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Bug Scoop' (Tall Pitcher) · S. 'Burgundy' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Carolina Cooler' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Case's Resolve' (Hybrid Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Chas' Brew' (Pitcher Plant) · S. 'Citronelli' (Pitcher) · S. 'Claret' (Pitcher Plant)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2647937
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-22002
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13741501
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790173-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 319341
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 22002
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 790173-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SARUW
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 61504

Footnotes

1. Mean = 58.560 meters (192.126 feet), Standard Deviation = 88.890 based on 85 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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