Food for thought... RE: your point about Sarracenia being all one
species... ARE all sarrs a single species? I think not, but if I'm not
mistaken, ALL sarrs are interfertile, and in many cases where their
microranges overlap, natural hybrids occur... hybrid swarms of
rubra/leuco/etc in Fla. panhandle are another interesting occurrence...
I think it would be impossible to ever find a "pure species" in this area
(this subject has been covered to some extent in the literature, I think)
-philip thomas
On Thu, 16 Jun 1994, Terry Bertozzi - 229112 wrote:
> >
> > What makes a "pure species?"
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> As far as I am concerned (from a zoological point of view) Separate species
> cannot interbreed to form viable offspring, that is they produce sterile
> hybrids. Is this different in the botanical world, because Sarracenia
> does not fit this criteria? Are we dealing with variants of one species?
>
> Cheers
> Terry
>
> bertozzi.terry@pi.sa.gov.au
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