yellow pitcher plant - Sarracenia flava

Synonyms: yellow flytrap,

USDA Plant Code: SAFL4
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - medium
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: yes
Commonly Available at Nurseries :
Growth Habits: subshrub,forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Plant(s); Brunswick County, North Carolina
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
James Henderson, Golden Delight Honey, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Tift County, GA
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; Tift County, GA
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo 3 June 1972, 6 miles SSW, Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia USA; in fore ground Rose Pogonia Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo 12 July 1975, 6 miles SSW, Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia USA
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo 29 April 1975, 6 miles SSW, Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia USA
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); plants with flowers and seed heads
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Johnny N. Dell, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Johnny N. Dell, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; many younf plants located in this spot
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Management; The prescribed burning of pitcherplant bogs is cruicial to the healthy management of those ecosystems. Without fire, hardwood encroachment would eventually shade out the pitcherplants and most other native bog species. 
Triston Hansford, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers (foreground).
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); flowers, photo 4 April 1976, 6 miles SSW, Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia USA
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); flowers with seed pods, photo 10 April 1977, 6 miles SSW, Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia USA
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains; seeds fall from flower as it turns up
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); A bog in Turner County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014; frost damage on foliage
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Coastal plain bog in Turner County; 4/12/2014; frost damage on foliage
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Seeds
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Seeds
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Seeds
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Seeds
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Clinch County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Clinch County
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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