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Species Details
Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
Scientific Name
Sarracenia purpurea L.
General Description
Pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae). Like many other carnivorous plants, pitcher plants grow in boggy areas that are low in nutrients. They gain extra nitrogen by capturing, drowning, and absorbing…
Pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae). Like many other carnivorous plants, pitcher plants grow in boggy areas that are low in nutrients. They gain extra nitrogen by capturing, drowning, and absorbing nutrients from insects and other arthropods. The pitchers of these plants are modifed leaves that hold rainwater. The leaves are very slippery and have downwards pointing hairs that make it difficult for an insect to climb out once it has tumbled in. Drowned insects decompose mainly through the action of bacteria rather than digestive chemicals produced by the plant. Evidence that the water held in the pitcher is relatively harmless is that many species of aquatic mites and insects such as mosquito larvae thrive in these pools. Photographed at Hebert's Bog, near Lake Opinicon, Ontario, 20 June 1994. (Source: University of Alberta BioDiTRL online database, accessed Dec. 7, 2015. Copyright restrictions apply.)
Citation
Page Citation for Sarracenia purpurea L.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Sarracenia purpurea L., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4013/12-115276. Accessed 09 Apr. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 34 specimens of this Species.
111036 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mitsue Lake
Date Collected1985-05
90750 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo
Date Collected1973-06-13
9967 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Anzac
Date Collected1951-08-27
55590 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, McClelland Lake
Date Collected1975-08-27
41369 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Richardson Lake
Date Collected1971-07
45693 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo
Date Collected1974-07-17
93016 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo
Date Collected1987-07-10
117372 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Candle Lake
Date Collected1968-06-12
112617 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Cloyne
Date Collected2002-08-28
26788 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Lake Huron, Great Duck Island
Date Collected1959-06-23
9968 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Lake Athabasca, Ennuyeuse Creek
Date Collected1935-08-24
9970 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Lake Temagami
Date Collected1925-07-04
9969 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Puslinch Lake
Date Collected1921-08-13
77722 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson
Date Collected1973-08-08
88810 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Experimental Lakes Area, Lake 239
Date Collected1982-07-10
58100 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert
Date Collected1932-07-12
56537 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Quebec, Lac Merlac
Date Collected1974-07-10
26789 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island, Poole Lake
Date Collected1959-06-19
58087 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Holland Marsh
Date Collected1896-06-17
107743 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Minnesota, Clearwater County, Lake Itasca
Date Collected1981-07-24
90732 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Minnesota, Clearwater County, Lake Itasca
Date Collected1981-07-24