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Awaiting Mike's review. This entry was AI-extracted from forum posts. Treat specifics as a working draft until reviewed.

sarracenia psittacina

Sarracenia psittacina Bay Co, FL — population

Bay Co, FL

First described
2012
Type
population multi clone original extirpated second accession active

Origin

Two distinct accessions documented:

  1. Original: wild population, now extirpated (slash pine plantation since)
  2. Fresh (2023): different Bay Co population, surviving

History

  • 2012-06-18 — original-population introduction
  • 2012-07-10 — second Mike-update
  • 2015-06-22 — Mike notes fall typically best
  • 2023-07-03 — fresh accession introduction

Standout traits

  • Short squat traps with fat heads
  • Many low-pigment "greener" plants in the population
  • Original population extirpated

Photos

Five Mike-source photos imported, 2012-2023.

Standout traits

  • Shorter, squat plants with fat heads — distinct from Liberty Co FL traps (long traps, also fat heads)
  • Many 'greener' (low-anthocyanin) plants in the population — possibly historic AF×regular interbreeding
  • Original site destroyed (slash pine plantation since)
  • Fresh accession (2023): includes somewhat large plants with great shape, color, size

Cultivation

Outdoor Northern California. Standard psittacina care.

Photos (5)

Bay Co FL psittacina, 2012-06-18— Mike Wang
Bay Co FL — green/low-pigment phenotype, 2012-06-18— Mike Wang
Chunky individual, 2012-07-10— Mike Wang
Fresh accession (different population), 2023-07-03— Mike Wang
Fresh accession, 2023— Mike Wang

Naming

Population locality name.