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Cressler, Alan

Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea

Sarracenia purpurea L. var. purpurea

Purple Pitcherplant, Purple Pitcher Plant

Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant Family)

Synonym(s): Sarracenia purpurea ssp. gibbosa, Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea, Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea

USDA Symbol: SAPUP6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall when flowering.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CT , DC , DE , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , ON , QC , SK

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-24
Research By: SET

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