Sarracenia alata, also known as yellow trumpets, pale pitcher plant or pale trumpet, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Specifically, S. alata is an endemic species to North America; it is native to the southeastern regions of the United States, including parts of the Gulf Coast states.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pale Pitcher Plant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sarracenia flava
- Sarracenia oreophila
- Sarracenia rubra
- Sarracenia jonesii
- Sarracenia leucophylla
- Sarracenia minor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sarraceniaceae
- Genus
- Sarracenia
- Species
- Sarracenia alata
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