- Collector
- Wes Buckner (registrant)
- First described
- 2024
- Type
- single clone
- Cultivar
- 'Lion's Mane'
Origin
A registered cultivar — S. flava var. ornata with multi-sepal mutant flowers. Mike's locality correction: the registered cultivar description (CPN Vol 51 No 2) lists Broward Co, FL but flavas don't grow that far south; actual wild origin is Walton Co, FL. Wes Buckner (registrant) may have been living in Broward at the time. Mike acquired this from Buckner's eBay sell-off when he left the hobby.
Standout traits
- Multi-sepal mutant flower — the second wild-type mutation of this kind ever discovered (after S. leucophylla 'Tarnok'), and the only known example in S. flava.
- Trap morphology consistent with Walton Co flavas.
Significance
The multi-sepal mutation is significant because, prior to Lion's Mane, it was only known in S. leucophylla 'Tarnok'. Cross-species discovery opens up multi-sepal breeding into the flava lineage.
Standout traits
- Multi-sepal (extra petals/sepals) mutant flower — the second wild-type 'multi-sepal' mutation ever discovered, and the only such mutation in S. flava.
- Mike got the clone from Wes Buckner's eBay 'fire sale' (per sidorian, 2024-05-16).
- Trap shape characteristic of Walton Co flavas — the cultivar description has good trap photos.
- Walton Co provenance — much older than Broward Co cultivar-description error.
Cultivation
Performs in NorCal — multiple seasonal updates document the multi-sepal flower and traps. Recently (winter 2024-25) divided.
Photos (13)
Naming
"Lion's Mane" — registered cultivar name (CPN Vol 51 No 2, p109-123). Refers to the multi-sepal mutant flower form, reminiscent of S. leucophylla 'Tarnok'.