North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Sarracenia oreophila

Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry

green pitcherplant

Image ID: 12712
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SAOR3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sarracenia oreophila
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-08-16

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SARRA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Sarracenia
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Pitcherplant
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America. The sections that have sometimes been recognized do not accord with recent findings about clades and relationships within Sarracenia, so are not recognized here.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Hybrids between the various species of pitcher-plants are relatively frequent; see Bell (1952), Bell & Case (1956), Mellichamp (2008), and Mellichamp in FNA (2009) for further discussion. They are usually rather easy to determine, since they show intermediacy in characters, and usually are found in close proximity to both parents.
GENUS REFERENCES: Mellichamp & Case in FNA (2009); McDaniel (1971)=U; Wood (1960)=Z; Schnell & Determann (1997)=Y; Schnell (2002b)=X; Bell (1949)=Q; Case & Case (1976)=V; McPherson (2007); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Schnell (1979, 1981, 1993, 1998, 2002a); Bell (1952); Bell & Case (1956); Reveal (1993); Cheek (1994, 2001); Godt & Hamrick (1999); Naczi et al. (1999); Romanowski (2002); Catalani (2004); Mellichamp (2008).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: SARRAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Sarraceniaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1829
FAMILY COMMON: Pitcherplant Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and about 22 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America (Sarracenia), w. North America (Darlingtonia), and ne. South America (Heliamphora).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Mellichamp in FNA (2009); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb, Subshrub

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Apr-May

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BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Jun-Jul.

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NATIVE RANGE: NC, GA & AL

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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
987	HORT	1962-01-01		View
990	HORT	1962-01-01		View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
1009	1985-0705			View
1153	1985-0906			View
2934	1988-0005			View
3636	1991-0321			View
8910	1985-0905	0000-00-00	987	View
8932	1988-0008	0000-00-00	990	View
9617	2023-0069	2023-04-04		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1890	1009	144	NCBG staff	1985-08-06	View
2057	8910	151	NCBG staff	1985-09-25	View
2058	1153	144	NCBG staff	1985-09-25	View
4849	2934	151	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
4850	2934	151	NCBG staff	1989-02-01	View
4853	8932	151	NCBG staff	1989-02-01	View
5934	3636	144	NCBG staff	1991-10-15	View
13538	9617	71	Liloia	2022-10-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SAOR3
USDA Common Name: Green Pitcherplant
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, GA, NC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Federal Endangered: Endangered

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ONLINE SYSTEM

ECOS ID	Critical Habitat	Federal Listing Status	Special Rules	Where Listed	View
2896	N/A	Endangered	N/A	Wherever found	Detail

This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System.

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP ID	S RANK	ROUNDED S RANK	G RANK	ROUNDED G RANK	STATE STATUS	FEDERAL STATUS
17062	S1	S1	G2	G2	E	E

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sarracenia oreophila
COMMON NAME: Green Pitcherplant
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, GW, K1, K3, Q, U, W, X, Z; < S. flava - S]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-May; Jun-Jul.
HABITAT: Seepage bogs.
COMMENTS: A montane-piedmontane sibling of S. flava, known from sw. NC, se. TN (where presumed extirpated from the state), n. GA, and c. and ne. AL (Govus 1987, Wherry 1933, Schnell 1980b, Dennis 1980, Catalani 2004).
RANGE MAP: Sarracenia oreophila.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Sarraceniaceae Dumortier 1829 (Pitcherplant Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and about 22 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America (Sarracenia), w. North America (Darlingtonia), and ne. South America (Heliamphora).
REFERENCE: Mellichamp in FNA (2009); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Sarracenia L. (Pitcherplant)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial insectivorous herbs, of e. North America. The sections that have sometimes been recognized do not accord with recent findings about clades and relationships within Sarracenia, so are not recognized here.
REFERENCE: Mellichamp & Case in FNA (2009); McDaniel (1971)=U; Wood (1960)=Z; Schnell & Determann (1997)=Y; Schnell (2002b)=X; Bell (1949)=Q; Case & Case (1976)=V; McPherson (2007); Neyland & Merchant (2006); Schnell (1979, 1981, 1993, 1998, 2002a); Bell (1952); Bell & Case (1956); Reveal (1993); Cheek (1994, 2001); Godt & Hamrick (1999); Naczi et al. (1999); Romanowski (2002); Catalani (2004); Mellichamp (2008).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Sarracenia oreophila in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Sarracenia oreophila in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Sarracenia oreophila in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Sarracenia oreophila in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Sarracenia oreophila in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sarracenia oreophila

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 12712 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 12712 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 13066 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18700 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)