Sarracenia leucophylla
{{Short description|Species of carnivorous plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Sarracenia leucophylla at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (81396)b.jpg
|status = VU
|status_system = IUCN2.3
|genus = Sarracenia
|species = leucophylla
|authority = Raf.
|range_map = Sarracenia leucophylla range.png
|range_map_caption = Sarracenia leucophylla range
|synonyms =
- Sarracenia leucophilla (lapsus)
- Sarracenia drummondii
|}}
Sarracenia leucophylla, also known as the crimson pitcherplant,{{PLANTS|id=SALE4|taxon=Sarracenia leucophylla|accessdate=6 November 2015}} purple trumpet-leaf{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} or white pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia.
Distribution
Like all the sarracenias, it is native to North America. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.[http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SALE4 USDA Distribution map for Sarracenia leucophylla]
It inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savannas, primarily along the United States Gulf Coast, and generally west of the Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle. It is also found in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina.
In North Carolina it has apparently been introduced by humans to areas outside its native range.Weakley, Alan S. [http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States] [http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2012-Nov.pdf#page=805&zoom=auto,-76,131 Working Draft of 30 November 2012.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126024424/http://herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2012-Nov.pdf#page=805&zoom=auto,-76,131 |date=26 January 2022 }} pg 805-806
Description
Sarracenia leucophylla has nodding, brownish-red flowers and clusters of erect, hollow, pitcher-like leaves. Each leaf is colored at top with reddish-purple veins on a white background and topped by an erect, roundish, wavy-edged hood.[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SALE4 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network−NPIN: Sarracenia leucophylla (Crimson pitcherplant)]
It is highly variable with respect to its height, with plants in some localities reaching almost {{convert|1|m|ft}} in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive. A seldom seen {{convert|30|cm|in|adj=on}} tall dwarf form is endemic to Garcon Point in Santa Rosa County, Florida.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Conservation
The plant is a listed vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39716/0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sarracenia leucophylla] The greatest threat to S. leucophylla, as is the case with most Sarracenia species, is loss of its unique wetland habitat to development along the Gulf Coast, as well as forest succession that was historically kept in check by natural wildfires.
It is also endangered from being one of the largest and showiest Sarracenia species, and is vulnerable to poachers of living plants and to the cut-floral trade for use in flower arrangements.
Cultivation
Sarracenia leucophylla is cultivated as an ornamental plant.D’Amato, Peter. 1998. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley. {{ISBN|0-89815-915-6}} Despite its native range in the Southeastern U.S., it is remarkably hardy and can be grown outside even in USDA zones 6 and colder with careful winter protection. In cultivation it is generally less tolerant of stagnant water conditions and requires adequate soil drainage while still retaining requisite moisture levels to prevent root rot.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160130213043/http://www.carnivorousplants.org/howto/GrowingGuides/S_leucophylla.php International Carnivorous Plant Society: Growing Sarracenia Leucophylla]
Several clones are recognized:
- 'Schnell's Ghost', a yellow-flowered clone with little red in the pitchers (though not anthocyanin free)
- 'Hurricane Creek White', a group of predominantly white plants from Hurricane Creek, AL
- 'Tarnok', a mutant form which produces a showy, although sterile, double flower
- 'Titan', an especially tall and robust form that may produce fall pitchers greater than 38 inches (97 cm) in height.
Gallery
File:Sarracenia leucophylla0.jpg
File:Sarracenia leucophylla flower.jpg
File:Sarracenia leucophylla field.jpg
File:Sarracenia-leucophylla wikimedia-org.png|In cultivation
File:White Trumpet Pitcherplant in Madison, WI.jpg|White Trumpet Pitcherplant in Madison, Wisconsin
File:Sarracenia leucophylla Liberec 1.jpg|At Liberec Botanical Garden, Czechia
References
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External links
- {{Commonscat inline|Sarracenia leucophylla}}
- [https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Sarracenia+leucophylla UC Photos gallery — Sarracenia leucophylla]
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Category:Carnivorous plants of North America