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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160353
Element CodePDSAR02020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNepenthales
FamilySarraceniaceae
GenusSarracenia
Other Common Namesyellow pitcherplant (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-11-08
Change Date1995-11-08
Edition Date1995-11-08
Edition AuthorsWhitford, A. (1983), rev., E. Roth, rev. L. Morse (1995)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank ReasonsCommon in substantial portions of extensive range in southeastern United States, but rarer near edges of range, such as Virginia.
Range Extent CommentsFlorida to Mississippi, and north to southeast Virginia.
Occurrences CommentsCommon from North Carolina to Mississippi, and rare in some adjacent states. The rest of its range is uncertain.
Threat Impact CommentsOver-collecting, draining of specialized bog habitat for cropland, pastures and pine plantations.