Sarracenia flava

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Family:SARRACENIACEAE
Species:Sarracenia flava L.
Common Name:Yellow Pitcher Plant; Yellow Trumpets
Habitat:Pitcher Plant Bog
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SAFL4
Plant Notes:Yellow Pitcher Plant is a native herbaceous perennial in the Pitcher-Plant family (Sarraceniaceae). It is native to the southern third of Alabama. Yellow Pitcher Plant occurs in bogs, along streams, in seeps, in low pine woods, and on roadsides. It is a perennial with a thick rhizome. Two types of leaves are produced—trap leaves and phyllodia. The phyllodia are flattened leaf stalks that function as leaves. They are green in color, non-inflated, and lanceolate in outline. They are produced most abundantly in the fall or when the plant is in shade. The trap leaves are erect, hollow, tubular in shape with an arching hood over the opening. The trap leaves are yellowish green with a dark red blotch in the throat. Occasional individuals have trap leaves with red veins. They are pubescent with downward pointing hairs. The hollow interior of the leaf in partially filled with rain water and digestive enzymes. Insects attracted to the colorful leaves drown in the fluid and are digested by the plant. Flowers are solitary on a long scape. The flowers are nodding and yellow in color. Each flower has 5 persistent triangular sepals and 5 petals. The petals droop between the lobes of the enlarged style disc. The fruit is a capsule. Yellow Pitcher Plant is available from nurseries specializing in carnivorous plants. It requires a wet acidic soil in full sun.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilySARRACENIACEAE - Pitcher-Plant family
Genus Sarracenia
Species Sarracenia flava L. - Yellow Pitcher Plant; Yellow Trumpets

Citation

Citation Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 510. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data (lectotype: Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: pl. 69. 1738). Lectotypified by McDaniel, Bull. Tall Timbers Res. Sta. 9: 15. 1971.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Sarracenia acuta Sarracenia acuta Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 34. 1840. ALABAMA
Sarracenia fildesii Sarracenia fildesii G. Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 363. 1886.  
Sarracenia flava var. atrosanguinea Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. atrosanguinea Bull ex Andre, Ill. Hort. 17: pl. 386. 1880.  
Sarracenia flava var. limbata Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. limbata Bull & Masters, Gard. Chron., ser. 2. 16: 12. 1881.  
Sarracenia flava var. maxima Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. maxima Masters, Gard. Chron., ser. 2. 16: 12. 1881.  
Sarracenia flava var. media Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. media Macfarlane, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 34): 31. 1908.  
Sarracenia flava var. minima Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. minima Masters, Gard. Chron., ser. 2. 16: 12. 1881.  
Sarracenia flava var. ornata Sarracenia flava Linnaeus, var. ornata Bull & Masters, Gard. Chron., ser. 2. 16: 12. 1881.  
Sarracenia gronovii Sarracenia gronovii A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 222. 1861, nom. illegit.Sarracenia flava Linnaeus 1753. 
Sarracenia gronovii var. flava Sarracenia gronovii A. W. Wood, var. flava (Linnaeus) A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 222. 1861, nom. illegit.Sarracenia flava Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Covington, DeKalb, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Pike, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU133278 Mobile 26 Mar 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2461 Baldwin 19 Apr 1953 Scott, Edwin
 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
UNA00011024 Mobile _ May 1975 Naughton, Michael
s.n.		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
UWAL0043695 Baldwin 02 May 2005 Larsen, Harry S.
1445		 UWAL
Sarracenia flava L.
SAMF0007367 Covington 05 Apr 2021 Davenport, L.J.
6828		 SAMF
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
AUA000038056 Covington 3 May 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5500		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
UWAL0016549 Escambia 31 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25408		 UWAL
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
ALNHS00007206 Baldwin 19 Aug 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5586		 ALNHS
Sarracenia flava vr. ornata Mast.
TROY000023674 Escambia 09 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96323		 TROY
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2463 Baldwin 20 Apr 1923 Anonymous
 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
JSU133280 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2615		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
TROY000040713 Escambia 31 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25408		 TROY
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UNA00011034 Mobile 02 Jun 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6553		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
TROY000030820 Baldwin 20 Apr 1923 C., S,
s.n.		 TROY
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
SAMF0004009 Mobile 13 Apr 1969 Barclay, Lee
s.n.		 SAMF
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
JSU133279 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2615		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UNA00011019 Pike 26 Apr 1960 Wilkes, James C.
s.n.		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
UNA00011044 Washington 18 Apr 1965 Gammons, Willard T.
36		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
AUA_ACC_17274 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Ellis, H.C.
089		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
AUA_ACC_52259 Houston 8 Apr 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9045		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
UNA00011083 Mobile 12 Apr 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
JSU133283 Mobile 10 Apr 1956 Wilkes, James C.
s.n.		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UNA00011044 Washington 18 Apr 1965 Gammons, Willard T.
36		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
JSU133276 DeKalb 13 May 1956 Blessing, Maxine
s.n.		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UWAL0050986 Washington 04 Apr 1966 Kral, R.
26200		 UWAL
Sarracenia flava L.
UNA00016798 Mobile 27 Apr 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1655		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
JSU133282 Mobile 15 Apr 1956 Wilkes, James C.
s.n.		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UNA00011024 Mobile _ May 1975 Naughton, Michael
s.n.		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
UNA00045729 Covington 10 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11171		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
UWAL0034330 Geneva 15 Aug 1987 Kral, Robert
74281		 UWAL
Sarracenia flava L.
UNA00017089 Mobile 27 Apr 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1669		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
SAMF0007359 Escambia 05 Apr 2021 Davenport, L.J.
6810		 SAMF
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50699 Covington 16 Jun 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6985		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
ALNHS00007120 Mobile 07 Apr 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5457		 ALNHS
Sarracenia flava L.
UWAL0031101 Escambia 03 May 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26257		 UWAL
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
ALNHS00003248 Houston 16 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1753		 ALNHS
Sarracenia flava L.
JSU133277 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2615		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
UNA00011029 Washington 08 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
839		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
AUA000030346 Covington 6 May 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5021		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
AUA_ACC_50813 Geneva 25 May 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6926		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
AUA_ACC_51065 Escambia 6 Jun 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6960		 AUA
Sarracenia Flava L.
UNA00011039 Baldwin 12 Apr 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Sarracenia flava L.
JSU133281 Mobile 1 Apr 1956 Wilkes, James C.
s.n.		 JSU
Sarracenia flava Linnaeus
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