Sarracenia purpurea
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Description: Purple Pitcher Plant. Description, country of origin, natural habitat.
Sarracenia purpurea {Sarraceniaceae} Purple Pitcher Plant Eastern N. America - Labrador, south to Kentucky, Iowa and F Sphagnous bogs and peaty barrens. This carnivorous species is widespread in eastern USA and Canada, extending from New Jersey to the Arctic. It grows to only 6 in (15 cm) in height. The pitchers are slender at the basal rosette, rapidly becoming swollen higher up. They are usually green with purple tints and the lid stands erect. The flowers appear in spring; they are purple or greenish purple and up to 2 1/2 in (6 cm) wide. It has become naturalized in Europe, particularly Ireland.
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| Page title: | Sarracenia purpurea {Sarraceniaceae} Purple Pitcher Plant |
| Keywords: | carnivorous-pitfall-trap -pitfall-trap Sarracenia purpurea Purple Pitcher Plant Eastern N. America - Labrador, south to Kentucky, Iowa and F Sarraceniaceae |
| Description: | EEB Greenhouse Accession Data for Sarracenia purpurea |
| IP-address: | 137.99.46.57 |
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| NS | Name Servers: MSB-CACHE.NET.UCONN.EDU 137.99.25.11 HBL-CACHE.NET.UCONN.EDU 137.99.203.22 |
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| Date | activated: 18-Aug-1987 last updated: 07-Jun-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |