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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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Read more about Sarracenia 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.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Carnivorous plants of the US & Canada (Schnell, 2002)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004?:
Sarracenia purpurea FAMILY Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia purpurea
COMMON NAME:
Northern Purple Pitcherplant
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_purpurea_purpurea_2
May
Petals red to deep maroon, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_01
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Pitchers greater than 3x long as broad, glabrous on the outer surface, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Carnivorous plants of the US & Canada (Schnell, 2002)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004?:
Sarracenia purpurea
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia purpurea
2075
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Petals dark maroon
(occasionally red)
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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