Sarracenia purpurea L.
Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant
Synonyms: Sarracenia heterophylla
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Plant
Sublevel 1: Angiosperm
Sublevel 2: Eudicot
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Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Sarracenia
Species: Sarracenia purpurea
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Heterotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes
HABITAT
Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
PHOTOS OF Sarracenia purpurea
Pitcher
Essex County, MA
Date: 2015-11-27
Leaf with pitcher
Essex County, MA
Date: 2015-11-27
Pitchers
Essex County, MA
Date: 2015-11-27
Pitchers
Essex County, MA
Date: 2006-09-25
Pitchers
Rockingham County, NH
Date: 2014-06-03
One large plant
Grafton County, NH
Date: 2010-08-18
Plant with flower
Essex County, MA
Date: 2004-05-29
Flower
Essex County, MA
Date: 2004-05-29
Flowers
Grafton County, NH
Date: 2017-06-21
Backside of flower
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-06-21