Sarracenia flava

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Read about Sarracenia flava in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sarracenia flava, Linn. Pitchers erect, 10-34 in. long, trumpet-shaped, with prominent longitudinal veins, yellow-green to green, often crimson throat, or deep crimson throughout; lid ovate-orbicular, slightly inflexed over mouth, with strong median nerve ending in mucro; wing narrow, uniform in width: fls. 2-3 1/2 in. wide, flavous yellow, odor rather pungent. Abundant over swamps and savannas, often in humus-sand that becomes dry in summer but moist in winter; S. Va. to W. Fla. B.M. 780. L.B.C. 20:1957. R.H. 1852:121. F.S. 10:1068,1069. G.C. II. 16:11, desc. Gn. 30, p. 367; 48:202; 57, p. 326. Mn. 2:113. Var. atrosanguinea, Bull (Mast.; G.C. 1881). Pitcher and lid dark crimson-claret. G.C. II. 16: 13. I. H. 27:386. Not uncommon from N. to S. C. over the coastal plain region. Var. limbata, Bull Lvs. medium to large, margin of operculum crimson. A rare form. Var. maxima, Mast. Lvs. large, uniformly yellowish green. Frequent in S. N. C. Var. minima, Mast. Lvs. small, 9-12 in., pale green with purple veins over tube and lid. Occasional with the type form. Var. ornata, Bull (S. Fildesii, Hort.). Lvs. 26-32 in., throat of pitcher and base of lid furnished with purple radiate lines. Frequent in N. and S. C. Var. Rugelii, Shuttl. (S. erythropus, Bull). Lvs. large, 26-34 in., top of pitcher and base of lid dark crimson. Frequent throughout Ga. and W. Fla. CH


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