Safeguarding Mountain Bog and the Mountain Purple Pitcher Plant

Safeguarding Mountain Bog and the Mountain Purple Pitcher Plant

Carrie Radcliffe, Atlanta Botanical Garden (SePPCon 2016)

Wetland species are particularly at high risk of extinction. The Mountain Bog Safeguarding is a Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance signature project that seeks to safeguard bog endemics from one of the rarest habitats in Georgia. This entails conservation horticulture, research, education and reintroduction. Meticulous records of a suite of rare bog endemic species kept during ex situ management allow for careful reintroduction to appropriate safeguarding sites in the wild. Carrie reviews the example of Mountain purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea var. montana).

This work was presented at the Southeast Partners in Plant Conservation (SePPCon) 2016 Meeting. Learn more about SePPCon here.