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NC Native Plant Society:
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Sarracenia oreophila

Green Pitcherplant

Scientific Name:

Sarracenia oreophila

Genus:

Sarracenia

Species Epithet:

oreophila

Common Name:

Green Pitcherplant

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

April, May, June, July

Growing Area:

Mountains

Habitat Description:

Seepage bogs. Rare in NC Mountains.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Semi-evergreen

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S1: Critically imperiled (*Key)

Global Rank:

G2 - Imperiled (*Key)

State Status:

E: Endangered, Exploited (*Key)

Federal Status:

E - Endangered (*Key)

Notes:

First pitcherplant on Federal Endangered list. Found in Clay County in North Carolina

Sarracenia oreophila (cultivated)

The Scientific Name is Sarracenia oreophila. You will likely hear them called Green Pitcherplant. This picture shows the <i>Sarracenia oreophila</a> (cultivated) of Sarracenia oreophila

Copyright © 2019 by Philip A. Thomas (ImagesByPT@PhilipT.com)

Sarracenia oreophila (cultivated)

Compare Sarracenia flava hood (left) with Sarracenia oreophila hood (right)

Orange County, NC- cultivated

The Scientific Name is Sarracenia oreophila. You will likely hear them called Green Pitcherplant. This picture shows the Compare Sarracenia flava hood (left) with Sarracenia oreophila hood (right) of Sarracenia oreophila

Larry Mellichamp

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 



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