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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 ssp. viatorum

Sarracenia rubra ancestral (S. rubra viatorum) Taylor Co, GA

Taylor Co, GA

First described
2015
Type
single clone conservation original site extirpated

Mike's early-2000s Taylor Co ancestral rubra. Original site lost ~2011 (thick forest + river course change). Now S. rubra viatorum. Phil Sheridan / Meadowview did pioneering work on this form.

Standout traits

  • Can get as big as rubra gulfensis
  • Looks like 'precursor' to rubra ssp. rubra
  • Spring flowers: dark red with raspberry scent smelled from a distance
  • **AF (anthocyanin-free) Taylor Co ancestral rubra** also exists (theplantman, post #6, 2015)
  • S. oreophila historically present at Taylor Co (theplantman, post #6, 2015)

Cultivation

  • Don't waterlog — wild plants grow on riverbanks with constantly-moving water + oxygen; never submerged. Mike's plant struggled for years until he switched to wet-not-waterlogged regime.

Photos (14)

Taylor Co ancestral, 2015-11-08— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2015-11-08— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2015-11-11— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2015-11-11— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2015-11-11— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang
Taylor Co ancestral, 2016-10-05— Mike Wang
new accession, 2022-09-12— Mike Wang
new accession, 2022-09-12— Mike Wang
new accession, 2022-09-12— Mike Wang
new accession, 2022-09-12— Mike Wang
new accession, 2022-09-12— Mike Wang

Naming

Taxonomic note: now formally S. rubra viatorum (hcarlton 2021 labels); 'ancestral' is Mike's working term for the form.