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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia psittacina   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia psittacina   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Sarracenia psittacina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sarracenia psittacina

 

COMMON NAME:
Parrot Pitcherplant


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Alan S. Weakley    asw_6193956840662834

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Petals maroon-red, obovate distally; style disc yellow-green w reddish margins, per Flora of North America.

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Alan S. Weakley    asw_931462664640934

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Pitchers mostly decumbent; lateral wing of the pitcher very prominent, per Weakley's Flora (2022).


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JK Marlow    jkm160415_031

April    Turner County    GA

Sepals maroon, per Flora of North America.

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JK Marlow    jkm160415_038

April    Turner County    GA

Hood of the pitcher globose; orifice formed by the fusion of the hood margins, per Weakley's Flora.

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_psittacina_parrot_2

July        

Pitchers prominently marked with white on the hood, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_psittacina_parrot_p

July        

The hood almost covers the opening, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia psittacina   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia psittacina   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sarracenia psittacina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia psittacina

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3780

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Savannas, less commonly on floating peat mats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon to pink
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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