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Sarracenia rosea
Gulf Purple Pitcherplant
Decumbent Pitcherplant
Purple Pitcherplant
Florida native
Threatened Florida species
An occasional pitcherplant of bogs and wet prairies from the counties bordering the east side of the Apalachicola River and west through the panhandle. The range also includes the southeastern Gulf states from Georgia into Louisiana.
The leaves, or pitchers, of S.rosea are low to the ground, nearly decumbent, the upper portion visibly enlarged with an obvious opening. The hood is undulate and does not conceal the opening of the pitcher. The flowers are usually maroon and have 5 part structures typical of Sarracenia.
Sarracenia rosea is a member of the Sarraceniaceae - Pitcher-plant family.
Other species of the Sarracenia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Sarracenia flava - YELLOW PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia leucophylla - WHITETOP PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia minor - HOODED PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia psittacina - PARROT PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia x naczii - natural hybrid of S. flava & S. rosea
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
