Scientific or common name:

Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea var. purpurea

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SARRACENIACEAE - Pitcher-plant family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea var. purpurea
Rank: variety

Images of Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. purpurea

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Common names

U.S. name: Purple pitcherplant

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Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. venosa (Raf.) Wherry
= Sarracenia purpurea L. var. venosa (Raf.) Fernald

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Nepenthales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Sarracenia
Species:

1) Sarracenia alabamensis F.W. Case & R.B. Case 2) Sarracenia alabamensis F.W. Case & R.B. Case ssp. wherryi F.W. Case & R.B. Case 3) Sarracenia alata Alph. Wood 4) Sarracenia drummondii Croom 5) Sarracenia flava L. 6) Sarracenia heterophylla Eaton 7) Sarracenia jonesii Wherry 8) Sarracenia leucophylla Raf. 9) Sarracenia minor Walter 10) Sarracenia mooreana Veitch 11) Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry 12) Sarracenia psittacina Michx. 13) Sarracenia purpurea L. 14) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. gibbosa (Raf.) Wherry 15) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. heterophylla (Eaton) Torr. 16) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea 17) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea var. montana Schnell & Determann 18) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea var. purpurea 19) Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. venosa (Raf.) Wherry 20) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. burkii Schnell 21) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. ripicola B. Boivin 22) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. stolonifera Macfarlane & D.W. Steckbeck 23) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. terrae-novae La Pylaie 24) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. venosa (Raf.) Fernald 25) Sarracenia rosea Naczi, F.W. Case & R.B. Case 26) Sarracenia rubra Walter 27) Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. alabamensis (F.W. Case & R.B. Case) Schnell 28) Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. gulfensis Schnell 29) Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. jonesii (Wherry) Wherry 30) Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. rubra 31) Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. wherryi (F.W. Case & R.B. Case) Schnell 32) Sarracenia sledgei Macfarlane 33) Sarracenia x ahlesii C.R. Bell & F.W. Case 34) Sarracenia x areolata Macfarlane (pro sp.) 35) Sarracenia x catesbaei Elliot (pro sp.) 36) Sarracenia x chelsonii Veitch ex Masters 37) Sarracenia x courtii Masters [excluded] 38) Sarracenia x excellens G. Nicholson (pro sp.) [excluded] 39) Sarracenia x exornata G. Nicholson (pro sp.) 40) Sarracenia x formosa Veitch ex Masters 41) Sarracenia x gilpinii C.R. Bell & F.W. Case 42) Sarracenia x harperi C.R. Bell 43) Sarracenia x mandaiana J.R. Pitcher & W.A. Manda 44) Sarracenia x mitchelliana G. Nicholson (pro sp.) 45) Sarracenia x moorei Masters 46) Sarracenia x popei hort. ex Masters 47) Sarracenia x readii C.R. Bell 48) Sarracenia x rehderi C.R. Bell 49) Sarracenia x swaniana hort. ex G. Nicholson (pro sp.) 50) Sarracenia x wrigleyana hort. ex Veitch (pro sp.)

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TN, VA)


Map for Sarracenia purpurea L. ssp. purpurea var. purpurea
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Sarraceniaceae)
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1) Chrysamphora (California pitcherplant) 2) Darlingtonia (California pitcherplant) 3) Sarracenia (pitcherplant)

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Common names (Sarracenia)
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1) (no name) 2) Alabama pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis) 3) Crimson pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla) 4) Green pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila) 5) Gulf pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis) 6) Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor) 7) Jones' pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii) 8) Parrot pitcherplant (Sarracenia psittacina) 9) Purple pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea) 10) Sweet pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra) 11) Wherry's pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi) 12) Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava) 13) Yellow trumpets (Sarracenia alata)

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More species:
1) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. burkii Schnell [155]
2) Sarracenia purpurea L. var. stolonifera Macfarlane & D.W. Steckbeck [228]
3) Sarracenia rubra Walter [298]
4) Sasa pygmaea (Miq.) E.G. Camus [287]
5) Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees [297]
6) Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze [149]
7) Satureja brownei (Sw.) Briq. [143]
8) Satureja caroliniana auct. non (Michx.) Briq. [92]
9) Satureja glabella (Michx.) Briq. var. angustifolia (Torr.) Svens. [139]
10) Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch var. neogaea Fernald [154]

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