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Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis)
Description: Like all pitcher plants, this one is carnivorous, trapping and digesting insects in its tubular leaf. The tube of the Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant is 8 to 16 inches tall in the spring and may be curved in shaded conditions. The flower is maroon and droops from a 2 foot stalk. The flower appears in April through June. The summer leaves are also tubular and may be up to 27 inches long. They are light green and covered with white hair. The plant grows in wet areas and seeps along with grasses, sedges, sweetbay, poison sumac, bayberry, and sparkleberry.
Forestry Considerations: Pitcher plants are sun loving, so fire, which releases them from shade and woody brush is beneficial. They are very dependent on the moist soil conditions where they grow, so any activities which affect the water table or drainage of the site, including construction of firelines, site preparation, or harvesting is potentially harmful and should be carefully planned to avoid this impact.
Distribution by County: Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plants are known to occur only in Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore Counties.
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Most Recent Revision: 09/20/06
Private Forest Management Team
Auburn University, Alabama
They are also abundant in parts of Mobile County, AL.