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Natural hybrid between S. minor and S. psittacina; St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Co, FL
Bear Yuba Land Trust. Nevada County.
Pitcher plant fen, located in high country of Nevada County.
Photo Credit: Christopher Gee
Contact Person: Jean Gilbert, 530-272-5994, jean@bylt.org
Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / May, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2006 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)
Carnivorous Plants (Sarraceniaceae family) / May, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2006 William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
Pale Pitcherplant "white flower" (Sarracenia alata f. white flower)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Carnivorous Plant Collection)
Gunung Jerai, Kedah, Malaysia.
Nepenthes albomarginata T. Lobb ex Lindl. Nepentheceae. CN: [Malay - generically referred to as Periuk kera], Pitcher plant. Distribution - Sumatera, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. In Peninsular Malaysia restricted in the hill and mountains in the west coasts states - common on Penang Hill, Gunung Jerai, Kedah, Gunung Ledang, Johor, Gunung Bubu, Perak. Slender terrestrial climber up to ca 2 (-10) m with a distinctive white band on the pitcher. N. albomarginata is notable for specializing in luring and trapping termites. This specialization to a single prey taxon is unique amongst carnivorous plants by luring the preys to feed the trichomes directly below the peristome.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Malayan Forest Records No. 40 Vol. 3
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?431409
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_albomarginata