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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sarracenia purpurea var. montana and var. venosa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The pitcher plant has not only unique leaves, but very strange flowers as well. Read more at the Botanical Society of America.
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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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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).
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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).
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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).
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
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Will Stuart wil_8467171931_ccbb07f7c3
April Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Five persistent sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Will Stuart wil_8468247474_7321a91e9
April Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Petals bright red, per Weakley's Flora.
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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.
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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
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
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring
Petals bright red
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p241
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p112
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p317
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p182
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p372
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p115
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p021?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p323?
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p208
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