Sarracenia alabamensis F.W. Case & R.B. Case ssp. alabamensis. Common name: Alabama Pitcherplant, Alabama Canebrake Pitcherplant. Phenology: Apr-May (-Jun). Habitat: Seepage bogs. Distribution: Endemic to c. AL (Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore counties)
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Case (2005).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, Case & Case (1976), Rice (2018); = Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. alabamensis (Case & R.B.Case) Schnell — McPherson & Schnell (2011), Schnell (2002b); < Sarracenia rubra Walter — GW2, S, McDaniel (1971), Wood (1960). Basionym: Sarracenia alabamensis Case & R.B.Case 2005
Links to other floras: = Sarracenia alabamensis ssp. alabamensis - Sørensen (2009) In FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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