Accession Data:
Sarracenia purpurea L.
- Common Name: Purple Pitcher Plant
- Family: Sarraceniaceae Dumort.
- Country of Origin: Eastern N. America
- Habitat: Sphagnous bogs and peaty barrens.
- Description: 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.
- Culture: Cultivation: These moderately to fully frost-hardy plants need sun or part-shade and moist, peaty soil. During the growth period they need to be kept very wet, and cool and moist in winter. Propagate from seed or by division in spring.
- USDA Zone: 4a-9b
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199800089
- Source: Carolina Biological
- Accession Date: 06-08-1998
- Bench: 2310 - Temperate Carnivores
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-04-2022
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
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- Family: Sarraceniaceae
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References (internal):
- Aquatic Plants
- Benthophyte
- Carnivorous Plants
- Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
- Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
- Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
- ECE 2019 - Scavenger Hunt
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Northwest Territories / Alberta / British Columbia / Manitoba / Saskatchewan / Labrador / New Brunswick / Newfoundland / Nova Scotia / Ontario / Prince Edward I. / Québec / Washington / Illinois / Minnesota / Connecticut / Indiana / Maine / Masachusettes / Michigan / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New York / Ohio / Pennsylvania / Rhode I. / Vermont / West Virginia / California / Alabama / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Louisiana / Maryland / Mississippi / North Carolina / South Carolina / Virginia / District of Columbia
References (external):
- Plants For A Future Website
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
- Sarracenia purpurea at USDA/NRCS Plants Database. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
data regenerated on Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:45:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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