Purple Pitcher Plant or Side Saddle Flower, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea, Sarraceniaceae, North East USA

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Sarracenia purpurea subsp purpurea, Sarraceniaceae, North East USA, America. Sarracenia purpurea, commonly known as the Purple pitcher plant or Side saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Its range includes almost the entire eastern seaboard of the United States, the Great Lakes and south eastern Canada, making it the most common and broadly distributed pitcher plant, as well as the only member of the genus that inhabits cold temperate climates. The species is the floral emblem of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Location: North East USA
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