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Purple Pitcher Plant
Purple Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia purpurea
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Carnivore
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A carnivorous bog plant that traps insects in its deep, fluid-filled pitcher leaves — uniquely, it relies on rainwater and a community of microorganisms rather than digestive enzymes to break down its prey.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sarraceniaceae
Genus
Sarracenia
Species
Sarracenia purpurea