Pale pitcher plant
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Pale pitcher plant ( Sarracenia alata ) |
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The Pale pitcher plant ( Sarracenia alata ) is a carnivorous plant species from the family of the Pitcher plants .
description
The upright tubular leaves are 20 to 60, rarely up to 80 cm high, the tube opening measures 3 to 5 cm and tapers at the front, from this point an Ala runs down to the base of the tube. Their coloration is extremely variable, mostly they are yellow-green in color, but both the veins, the upper part of the tube and the entire leaf can be light to deep red depending on the field.
The inflorescence is 25 to 45 cm high, the diameter of the flowers is between 4 and 7 cm. The sepals are slightly pointed and green-yellow in color, the petals 2 to 3 cm long, round and creamy white to pale yellow (rarely to pure white).
distribution
This plant species can be found on the US Gulf Coast in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
Systematics
The species was first described by Alphonso Wood in 1863 , the species epithet refers to the wing bar of Darracenia alata . Sub-taxa do not exist.
Hazards and protective measures
Due to the destruction of their habitat by human settlements, the use of herbicides and the collection of plants, this species is in decline. Trade restrictions apply to protect the species.
literature
- Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg VA 2007, ISBN 978-0-939923-74-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sarracenia alata in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R. & et al. , 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2014.