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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
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 ssp. purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
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 Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant
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JK Marlow jkm060521_078
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Hood lobes closely incurved, touching each other or nearly so, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Pitcherplant species
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JK Marlow jkm060521_090
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
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JK Marlow jkm060521_096
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Hairs lining the inner surface of the hood averaging 0.8-1.0mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060521_097
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
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JK Marlow jkm160502_032
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm160502_034
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm160502_036
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm160502_040
May Jackson County NC
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Sarraceniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. montana
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
1326
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mountain bogs, seepage bogs, cataract bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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, 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 Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p021?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p098
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p323?
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p435
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p062
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