PLANTS Profile for Sarracenia rubra (sweet pitcherplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Sarracenia rubra Walter
sweet pitcherplant

Symbol:

SARU4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Sarraceniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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J.I. Jones. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Sarracenia rubra Walter

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Distribution:
Sarracenia rubra Walter


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USA (AL, CA, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC)

Related Taxa:
Sarracenia rubra Walter

View 2 genera in Sarraceniaceae, 26 species in Sarracenia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. alabamensis (F.W. Case & R.B. Case) Schnell. .

Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis
Alabama pitcherplant

Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. gulfensis Schnell. .

Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis
Gulf pitcherplant

Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. jonesii (Wherry) Wherry. .

Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii
Jones' pitcherplant

Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. rubra. .

Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra
sweet pitcherplant

Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. wherryi (F.W. Case & R.B. Case) Schnell. .

Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi
Wherry's pitcherplant

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sarracenia rubra Walter

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Nepenthales
Family	Sarraceniaceae – Pitcher-plant family
Genus	Sarracenia L. – pitcherplant
Species	Sarracenia rubra Walter – sweet pitcherplant

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sarracenia rubra Walter

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis
Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant		Endangered
Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii
mountain sweet pitcher-plant		Endangered
Florida:
red-flowered pitcher plant		Threatened
Georgia:
sweet pitcherplant		Endangered
North Carolina:
Sarracenia jonesii [=SARUJ]
mountain sweet pitcher plant		Special Concern, Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Sarracenia rubra Walter

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Sarracenia rubra Walter

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22002.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 05:04 AM CDT