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Green pitcher plant's spring pitchers die back for winter
Original: Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitche
Botanists are comparing the seasonal habits of two North American pitcher plants. Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which produces its best pitchers in late summer, Sarracenia oreophila puts out a burst of pitchers in spring. Those pitchers are now dying back as the plant prepares for winter dormancy, leaving smaller non-trap leaves called phyllodia at the base.
Why now: Seasonal observations of carnivorous plants are being shared as autumn dormancy sets in.
Sarracenia oreophilaSarracenia leucophylla
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Evidence
- Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves… · richard_a_lent@ecoevo.social · 10
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