Purple
pitcher plant Family: Sarraceniaceae Habitat: Bogs, fens, wetlands and seeps, nitrogen-poor areas. Form: Herb Flower: Purple-red flower Foliage: Insectivorous plant. Leaves fused into water-holding vessels lined with downward pointing hairs attract and then trap insects. Notes: A variant, the Yellow pitcher-plant, Sarracenia purpurea ssp. heterophylla, is Threatened in Michigan.
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Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea |
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