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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 rubra

Sarracenia rubra 'ancestral' Aiken Co, SC

Aiken Co, SC

First described
2021
Type
population

A conservation-significant rubra population from an easement that was sprayed with herbicide. Massive trap potential (near 2'). May represent the northernmost range of the ssp. viatorum / 'ancestral' type. Multiple accessions in cultivation. 19 photos including from a recipient grower (2021-2024).

Standout traits

  • Conservation-significant — extremely endangered wild population (sprayed with herbicide, plants survived)
  • Massive trap height — near 2' when first acquired by Mike
  • Mike (2022): 'I think it's a bit unusual to find ancestrals in SC — that is probably the northernmost range of the ssp. viatorum types'
  • Multiple accessions from same site (post #4 — second accession added 2023)
  • Within-population diversity (some look more rubra rubra, others more giant gulfensis)

Cultivation

  • Mike (2021): traps near 2' tall when first acquired, then stayed small for years; struggling to keep alive.
  • By 2022, multiple clones in decent condition.

Photos (19)

Aiken ancestral, 2021-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2021-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2021-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2022-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2022-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2022-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2022-06-06— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2022-06-06— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-01— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-01— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-01— Mike Wang
original accession, 2023-10-17— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-17— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-17— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-17— Mike Wang
second accession, 2023-10-17— Mike Wang
Aiken ancestral, 2024-11— mahlon (recipient grower)
Aiken ancestral, 2024-11— mahlon
Aiken ancestral, 2024-11— mahlon

Naming

'Ancestral' is Mike's working term — he notes the Aiken Co plants likely represent the northernmost range of the ssp. viatorum / ancestral type. Could be jonesii-related per alexis (2021).