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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Sarracenia purpurea
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Purple pitcherplant

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Sarracenia purpurea

ALSO KNOWN AS

Northern pitcher-plant, Turtle socks, Side-saddle flower, Devil's boot

Plant family

Pitcher-plant (Sarraceniaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Purple pitcherplant is the most widely distributed pitcherplant in North America. Each leathery leaf forms a rosette in the shape of a pitcher, collecting both rain water and insects.
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Identification hints

Flowers bloom on 12 inch stalks from May through August, resembling deep red daffodils. It prefers wet, boggy soil.
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This plant is carnivorous. The pitcher collects water and traps ants, flies and spiders as prey.  Prey are broken down by both plant enzymes and bacteria.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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