Forbs of Treehaven

Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpurea

  pitcher plant pitcher plant pitcher plant & flower
 

Foliage Type: leaf (tube-like) Arrangement: basal

Distinguishing features:

Habitats:
  • dry mesic sites
  • mesic sites
  • wet mesic sites

Ecological Value:
  • spiders used to trap insects

Did You Know?
  • Some insects spend their entire life in the liquid inside the pithcher plant, completely unaffected by their digestive powers.

Uses / Ethnobotanical uses:

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 Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001. This page was created by H. Knodle, M. Luthin, D. Jakes, P. Vandersteen & R. Lundquist.

Last updated on September 30, 2001.

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