Sarracenia purpurea

Sarracenia purpurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Sarracenia
Species:
S. purpurea
Binomial name
Sarracenia purpurea
Sarracenia purpurea range in the USA and Canada
Beetle Lebia grandis trapped inside pitcher

Sarracenia purpurea, the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae.

Sarracenia purpurea, St-Narcisse, Quebec, Canada