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Species Details
Sarracenia purpurea L.
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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/1-4013/12-199417. Accessed 03 Oct. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 34 specimens of this Species.
25790 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wisconsin, Bayfield County, Bayfield
Date Collected1962-07-03
119657 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Highway
Date Collected1974-07-27
119658 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Renfrew
130331 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Audet Lake
Date Collected2002-09-09
130332 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Athabasca Dunes Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2000-08-24
130333 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Marguerite River Wildland Provincial Park
Date Collected2000-06-12
130334 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Iron River
Date Collected1982-07-20
130335 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Marguerite River Wildland Provincial Park
Date Collected1980-08-08
130336 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo Natural Area
Date Collected1980-07-08
130337 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo Natural Area
Date Collected1980-06-08
142299 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo Natural Area, Bullet Lake
Date Collected1987-06-26
142914 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Clyde Fen Natural Area Candidate
Date Collected2018-07-26
144124 - Sarracenia purpurea L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Athabasca Dunes Ecological Reserve
Date Collected1976-07-25