Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sarracenia purpurea var. montana and var. venosa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The pitcher plant has not only unique leaves, but very strange flowers as well. Read more at the Botanical Society of America.
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004:
Sarracenia purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
JK Marlow jkm060521_078
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Hood lobes closely incurved, touching each other or nearly so, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
)
JK Marlow jkm060521_090
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
)
JK Marlow jkm060521_096
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Hairs lining the inner surface of the hood averaging 0.8-1.0mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
)
JK Marlow jkm060521_097
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
)
JK Marlow jkm160502_032
May Jackson County NC
)
JK Marlow jkm160502_034
May Jackson County NC
)
JK Marlow jkm160502_036
May Jackson County NC
)
JK Marlow jkm160502_040
May Jackson County NC
)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004:
Sarracenia purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
1326
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, restricted to sw. NC (south of Asheville), nw. SC, & ne. GA (an endemic)
Look for it in mountain bogs, seepage bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Bright red
Bisexual
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p182
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p021?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p080
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p098
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p435
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p062