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Post by mcmcnair on Jan 6, 2012 0:41:50 GMT
I am working on writing up a summary about each of the following species and varieties: S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi S. rosea S. purpurea S. alata S. flava S. flava var. ornata S. jonesii S. leucophylla S. oreophila S. minor S. rubra ssp. rubra
I don't want to create my own common names and I am having trouble figuring out what one might call some of them. I realize common names are about as useful as a broken tractor is for farm work, but for the sake of the paper I need to include them. Any ideas on some of the weirder names like alabamensis wherryi, flava ornata, and rubra rubra?
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 6, 2012 1:54:45 GMT
The common names I have come across for these are: Burke's SOuthern Purple Pitcher Plant-S. purpurea venosa burkii/rosea Purple pitcher plant-S. purpurea Pale pitcher plant-S. alata Yellow pitcher plant-S. flava Ornate pitcher-S. flava ornata Mountain sweet pitcher-S. rubra jonesii/jonesii White-top pitcher-S. leucophylla Green pitcher-S. oreophila Hooded pitcher-S. monor Sweet pitcher-S. rubra rubra
Hope this helps
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Post by Aidan on Jan 6, 2012 3:13:03 GMT
In addition to and variants of the above:
S. leucophylla - White Trumpet S. flava - Yellow Trumpet - Huntsman's Horn S. purpurea - Huntsman's Cup - Sidesaddle Plant - Frog's Britches - Dumbwatches S. purpurea ssp. purpurea - Northern Pitcher Plant S. purpurea ssp. venosa - Southern Pitcher Plant S. rubra - Sweet Trumpet S. rubra ssp. alabamensis - Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant S. rubra ssp. jonesii - Red Pitcher Plant - Mountain pitcher Plant S. psittacina Parrot Pitcher Plant
I'm sure there are more.
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Post by mcmcnair on Jan 6, 2012 4:57:12 GMT
that helps a lot thanks! so what would you call S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi?
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 6, 2012 18:46:29 GMT
Rubra/alabamensis wherryi (depending on your preference) is referred to as Wherry's sweet pitcher.
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Post by Aidan on Jan 6, 2012 18:55:08 GMT
Many common names will predate species names and in some cases one name may be applicable to a number of different plants. It would not be surprising if this is the case with S. rubra.
It's also probable that some plants have never received a common name other perhaps than "fly catcher".
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Post by jamesh on Jan 22, 2012 0:20:16 GMT
Frog's Britches, that is probably the best common name that I have heard. I work with reptiles and amphibians and they have some great common names but that is still in the top ten.
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