Sarracenia psittacina var. psittacina f. viridescens, Parrot pitcher plant Anthocyanin-free or "all-green" variant in habitat, Florida
One of the few documentations of this very rare variant in habitat. The result of many hours of walking through habitat and getting very lucky.
The all green variant is a result of a genetically derived absence of anthocyanin, one of the organic compounds that imparts a red or purple pigmentation to plants. The terminology of "Anthocyanin-Free" or "AF" is commonly used horticulturally to describe these variants. A very small percentage of most species of Sarracenia spp. pitcher plants have this expression. rarely are these plants observed in native habitat as they are highly valued in the horticultural trade.
Sarracenia psittacina var. psittacina f. viridescens, Parrot pitcher plant Anthocyanin-free or "all-green" variant in habitat, Florida
One of the few documentations of this very rare variant in habitat. The result of many hours of walking through habitat and getting very lucky.
The all green variant is a result of a genetically derived absence of anthocyanin, one of the organic compounds that imparts a red or purple pigmentation to plants. The terminology of "Anthocyanin-Free" or "AF" is commonly used horticulturally to describe these variants. A very small percentage of most species of Sarracenia spp. pitcher plants have this expression. rarely are these plants observed in native habitat as they are highly valued in the horticultural trade.