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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Carnivorous plants of the US & Canada (Schnell, 2002)

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004?:

Sarracenia purpurea   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sarracenia purpurea

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup


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image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_spurpureafrom13

February    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Leaf tip is an erect hood, the end of the leaf tube a thickened shiny lip, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_spurpureafrom6

February    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Leaves are short-tubular and "squat," with a broad wing lengthwise, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_8467153317_16d3cc2870

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Leaves lie horizontal but curve upward; erect hood doesn't cover mouth, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).


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image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_8467171931_ccbb07f7c3

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Five persistent sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_8468247474_7321a91e9

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Petals bright red, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_8468247980_27968e2805

April    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Hairs lining the inner surface of the hood 1.5-3-mm long, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Frog's Breeches, Hunter's Cup

Will Stuart    wil_spurpureavenosa_habit

May    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Carnivorous plants of the US & Canada (Schnell, 2002)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. venosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 089-01-004?:
Sarracenia purpurea   FAMILY Sarraceniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sarracenia purpurea

 

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1327

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, sandhill seepage bogs, hillside seepage bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
Petals bright red
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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