The Alabama Bass, Micropterus henshalli, was diagnosed as a subspecies of Micropterus punctulatus from the Mobile River basin, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, USA, by Hubbs and Bailey (1940). The species has been introduced in the Chattahoochee River, as has the Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus. Micropterus henshalli differs from M. punctulatus, with which it has been aligned, by having higher scales counts, a narrower head, smaller scale width, higher gill raker count, and a smaller tooth patch. It also has a narrower and more elongate body shape than does M. punctulatus. The Alabama Bass is relatively common in streams and rivers throughout the Mobile River basin.
This publication is designed to help visitors and other interested individuals obtain more information about the carnivorous plants that occur in Conecuh National Forest. It has been prepared mainly to help identify carnivorous plants that might be seen in the habitats in this region of the Gulf Coastal Plain. The booklet is designed for use by the public and should not be considered to be a scientific document. Terminology and names of the plants are used to help identify the plants. More detailed information on the plants may be found in the sources listed at the end of the booklet. Carnivorous plants, like all native species, are declining in numbers. Although none of the species covered in this booklet are currently protected by Federal law, most have been listed as declining species in documents generated by the states of Alabama and Florida, and all deserve our careful custodianship. A number only occur at a few locations in the forest.
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.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.