Sarracenia purpurea Linnaeus var. montana Schnell & Determann. Common name: Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant. Phenology: May; Jul. Habitat: Mountain bogs, seepage bogs, cataract bogs. Distribution: Var. montana is restricted to a few dozen populations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of sw. NC (south of Asheville), nw. SC, and ne. GA (Rabun County) and the adjacent Piedmont of w. NC (Iredell and Alexander counties) and nw. SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Southern Appalachian populations of Sarracenia purpurea (in sw. NC, nw. SC, and ne. GA) show some consistent differences and appear to warrant taxonomic distinction (Schnell & Determann 1997); further study is warranted. For those tolerant of quadrinomial taxonomy, plants in our area can be called S. purpurea ssp. venosa (Rafinesque) Fernald var. montana Schnell & Determann. Allozyme studies by Godt and Hamrick (1999) show striking genetic differences between var. montana, var. purpurea, var. venosa and the Gulf Coast var. burkii, supporting their taxonomic recognition. In fact, the genetic differentiation is greater than that between taxa in the S. rubra complex.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. venosa (Raf.) Wherry var. montana Schnell & Determann — K4, McPherson & Schnell (2011), Schnell & Determann (1997); < Sarracenia purpurea L. — GW2, RAB, S, S13, W, Bell (1949), Wood (1960); < Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea — FNA8; < Sarracenia purpurea L. var. purpurea — Reveal (1993b). Basionym: Sarracenia purpurea L. var. montana Schnell & Determann 1997
Links to other floras: < Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana, mountain bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Sarracenia purpurea subsp. montana, Southern Appalachian Mountain Bog, Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana, Little Tennessee Bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana, chattahoochee national forest, rabun county, georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Sarracenia purpurea subsp. montana, Southern Appalachian Mountain Bog, Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Sarracenia purpurea var. montana, Cataract Bog, Greenville County, South Carolina 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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