Sarracenia
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Sarracenia is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely alli
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The anatomy of S. purpurea
Globular springtails (Dicyrtomina minuta) caught inside S. purpurea
S. purpurea has been extensively recorded capturing and feeding on young eastern newts.
Sarracenia purpurea
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Sarracenia purpurea, the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae.
Sarracenia
…of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States (only S. purpurea occurs in cold-temperate regions). The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel or pitcher shape in order to trap insects. The plant attracts its…
Sarracenia purpurea Flowers
S. p. purpurea, in Massachusetts
S. p. venosa, in North Carolina
Oldest known illustration of Sarracenia purpurea, from Clusius's Rariorum plantarum historia, cf. 18, 1601