Sarracenia purpurea L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Sarraceniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lvs 1–2 dm, obovoid, the wing semi-elliptic to semi-oblanceolate, usually 1–5 cm wide, the hood sessile by a very broad base; scapes 3–5 dm; fls 5–7 cm wide, the pet dark red-purple or rarely yellowish; 2n=26. Sphagnum-bogs, sandy or marly shores, and other wet places; Lab. and Nf. to n. Fla. and s. La., restricted to the coastal states southward, but far inland n. of the glacial boundary, to Man., Minn., n. Ill., Ind., and O. May–Aug. Two rather weak geographic vars.: var. purpurea, northern, s. to Md., Del., and N.J., with pitchers more than 3 times as long as wide, usually glabrous outside, the pet deep maroon to occasionally red; and var. venosa (Raf.) Fernald, southern, n. to Md., Del. and N.J., with pitchers less than 3 times as long as wide, usually bristly outside, the pet mostly bright red to pink. (S. venosa)