Sarracenia flava var. rugellii, Yellow Trumpet Pitcher Plant in habitat, Blackwater River State Forest, Okaloosa County, Florida
Though these plants resemble the D flava var. cuprea seen commonly on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, they are very likely complex hybrids with color influence from S purpurea venosa var. burkei (syn S rosea). Multple S xcatesbaei hybrids at this site share this color pattern.
Multigenerational backcrosses to S flava would likely account for the copper color influence retained on S flava morphology.
Sarracenia flava var. rugellii, Yellow Trumpet Pitcher Plant in habitat, Blackwater River State Forest, Okaloosa County, Florida
Though these plants resemble the D flava var. cuprea seen commonly on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, they are very likely complex hybrids with color influence from S purpurea venosa var. burkei (syn S rosea). Multple S xcatesbaei hybrids at this site share this color pattern.
Multigenerational backcrosses to S flava would likely account for the copper color influence retained on S flava morphology.