Sarracenia alata - Areolate Form (Jasper County, Texas) antho-free and a well-defined throat patch

and a well-defined throat patch

the plant produces curved phyllodia similar to those of S

The tube remains a bright green to yellow-green throughout most of its length

In bright light

Sarracenia alata - Areolate Form (Jasper County, Texas) antho-free and a well-defined throat patchHere's an interesting Sarracenia alata! This is an areolate form which is relatively unusual for this species. Areoles are small windows on the pitchers that allow light to permiate the pitcher. More commonly seen in Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia psittacina and Sarracenia leucophylla, it's believed that these windows aid the plants' ability to capture insects. It's thought that the windows confuse insects trying to escape the pitcher by heading towards