OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) 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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image of Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea, Northern Purple Pitcherplant

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_purpurea_purpurea_2

May        

Petals red to deep maroon, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea, Northern Purple Pitcherplant

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.


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

(?) 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

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
Petals dark maroon (occasionally red)
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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