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The white-topped pitcher plant—a case of precarious abundance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

George W. Folkerts
George W. Folkerts
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science, Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849–5414, USA.
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Abstract

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White-topped pitcher plants, among the most attractive members of the genus Sarracenia, are in great demand for floral displays, in the USA and Europe. It is doubtful whether current levels of exploitation are sustainable; there is no way of controlling harvesting for the domestic market and the monitoring of exports is difficult. As well as this pressure, wild populations are perhaps in even greater danger from changes in land use.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 201 - 207
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1990

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