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This place has some of the most incredible rock outcroppings and topography, along with a massive Sarracenia alata population. You can see the yellow flowers scattered along the top of the ridge in this photo.
The unusual lid morphology is suggestive of Sarracenia leucophylla in this and one other photo. Both plants occurred within 20 feet of each other.
Sarraceniaceae of North America lists Sarracenia alata as extirpated in Hardin County, Texas. It isn't! Unfortunately it's a poorly edited book in more ways than one.
This is part of a maybe 2 acre pitcher plant bog in the Big Thicket. This was the first time I'd been to the site and it was really impressive, despite being starved for fire. It's about a mile walk down an old road, and Drosera and Pinguicula grow in profusion the whole way down.
Deep East Texas.
An extensive hillside seep on private land. Here Utricularia cornuta blooms in profusion with Sarracenia alata in the background.
Golden colicroot, Tenangle pipewort, Pale pitcher plants and Roughleaf coneflower, US Highway 255, Jasper County, June 2019
Chapman's fringed orchid with Sarracenia alata, Eupatorium rotundifolium and Liatris pycnostachya, Geraldine Watson Preserve, Warren, Tyler County, July 2012
Photos from 2nd and 3rd day at the Preserve.
Pitcher plant (Sarracenia alata) with flower. Also known as the pale pitcher or yellow trumpet.
Big Thicket National Preserve, Tx ML9C7707
This pitcher plant bog was an amazing scene! It was located about 30 miles north of Biloxi, MS and went for a couple of miles.
Tenangle pipewort and Pale pitcher plant, Geraldine Watson Preserve, Warren, Tyler County, July 2019
Pale pitcher plants and Royal fern, Pitcher Plant Trail, Turkey Creek Unit, Big Thicket National Preserve, Tyler County, April 2016
Southern bladderwort and Pale pitcher plant, Geraldine Watson Preserve, Warren, Tyler County, July 2019