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Sarracenia L.
pitcherplant
       
Symbol:   SARRA  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Sarraceniaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Sarracenia L.

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Distribution:
Sarracenia L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Sarracenia L.

View 2 genera in Sarraceniaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Sarracenia ×ahlesii C.R. Bell & F.W. Case [alata × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×ahlesii
Distribution of Sarracenia alata Alph. Wood. . Image Available.
Sarracenia alata
yellow trumpets
Distribution of Sarracenia ×areolata Macfarlane (pro sp.) [alata × leucophylla]. .
Sarracenia ×areolata
Distribution of Sarracenia ×catesbaei Elliott (pro sp.) [flava × purpurea]. .
Sarracenia ×catesbaei
Distribution of Sarracenia ×chelsonii Veitch ex Masters [purpurea × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×chelsonii
Distribution of Sarracenia ×courtii Masters [excluded]. .
Sarracenia ×courtii
Distribution of Sarracenia ×excellens G. Nicholson (pro sp.) [excluded]. .
Sarracenia ×excellens
Distribution of Sarracenia ×exornata G. Nicholson (pro sp.) [alata × purpurea]. .
Sarracenia ×exornata
Distribution of Sarracenia flava L.. . Image Available.
Sarracenia flava
yellow pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia ×formosa Veitch ex Masters [minor × psittacina]. .
Sarracenia ×formosa
Distribution of Sarracenia ×gilpinii C.R. Bell & F.W. Case [psittacina × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×gilpinii
Distribution of Sarracenia ×harperi C.R. Bell [flava × minor]. .
Sarracenia ×harperi
Distribution of Sarracenia leucophylla Raf.. . Image Available.
Sarracenia leucophylla
crimson pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia minor Walter. . Image Available.
Sarracenia minor
hooded pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia ×mitchelliana G. Nicholson (pro sp.) [leucophylla × purpurea]. .
Sarracenia ×mitchelliana
Distribution of Sarracenia ×moorei Masters [flava × leucophylla]. .
Sarracenia ×moorei
Distribution of Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry. .
Sarracenia oreophila
green pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia ×popei hort. ex Masters [flava × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×popei
Distribution of Sarracenia psittacina Michx.. . Image Available.
Sarracenia psittacina
parrot pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia purpurea L.. . Image Available.
Sarracenia purpurea
purple pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia ×readii C.R. Bell [leucophylla × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×readii
Distribution of Sarracenia ×rehderi C.R. Bell [minor × rubra]. .
Sarracenia ×rehderi
Distribution of Sarracenia rosea Naczi, F.W. Case & R.B. Case. . Image Available.
Sarracenia rosea
purple pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia rubra Walter. . Image Available.
Sarracenia rubra
sweet pitcherplant
Distribution of Sarracenia ×swaniana hort. ex G. Nicholson (pro sp.) [minor × purpurea]. .
Sarracenia ×swaniana
Distribution of Sarracenia ×wrigleyana hort. ex Veitch (pro sp.) [leucophylla × psittacina]. .
Sarracenia ×wrigleyana
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Classification:
Sarracenia L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Nepenthales
Family Sarraceniaceae – Pitcher-plant family
Genus Sarracenia L. – pitcherplant
 

More Accounts and Images:
Sarracenia L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21992.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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