Green Swamp NC Pitcher Plant Species

Jonathan

Carnivorous Plant Addict
Does anyone here know what the 4 species of Pitcher Plants are in Green Swamp Preserve North Carolina? I've done some digging around but can't find any specific to that preserve.

NOTE: Found the 4 Species
Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia venosa
Sarracenia minor

Question though. Does "Subspecies" and "Variation" mean the same thing?
 
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Eric

Carnivore
S.flava var. coppertop is not a thing. Rather write var.cuprea or old fashioned "copper lid". While var. is a taxonomic level for wild plants (as opposed to cultivar. which is for cultivated/bred plants) quite a few of those scientific names are based on categories traditionally used for cultivated strains. Some are of little taxonomic value. You'd find green, veined and copper lidded flava within the Green Swamp Preserve. There used to be red ones, but they have probably been poached long ago. Just like S.minor which is almost impossible to find now. Still plenty of rubras and venosas. And some hybrids of course.

Differences decrease with spec.-/subsp./var./f.
Species are very distinct;
subsp. less so and usually different subsp. don't grow together;
var. should have some unique characters but may occur within one population;
f. often have just one single character which is different like "white flower", "antho free", etc.
 
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