sarracenia purpurea : Definition, Usages, News and More
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sarracenia purpurea
n perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
From bog to woods, Audubon Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Lisa Alexander would follow her mother into nearby bogs to hunt for pitcher plants. It was there in those peatlands, hunting the carnivorous Sarracenia purpurea at her mother’s side, that she developed a love of nature that has guided her career.
Oct. 30, 2013 - Bethesda Gazette