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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant.
Sarracenia oreophila. Photo by Barry Rice.

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant.
Sarracenia oreophila. Photo by Barry Rice.

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant seed head.
Sarracenia oreophila seed head. Photo by Barry Rice.

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant habitat.
Sarracenia oreophila habitat. Photo by Barry Rice.

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant, range map.
Sarracenia oreophila range map.

Sarracenia oreophila, green pitcher-plant

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Loss of habitat to strip mining, road construction, impoundments and rural residential development
  • Conversion of pitcher plant habitat to agriculture and timber production
  • Encroachment by woody plants due to  hydrological alterations and fire suppression
  • Commercial and amateur collecting
  • Trampling by livestock
  • Herbicide and fertilizer effects

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/sarracenia_oreophila/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:41 EDT