| Sarracenia rubra | |
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| Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis (flower on left) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sarraceniaceae |
| Genus: | Sarracenia |
| Species: | S. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarracenia rubra | |
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| Sarracenia rubra range | |
Sarracenia rubra, also known as the sweet[1] or purple pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Like all Sarracenia, it is native to the New World. Its range extends from southern Mississippi, through southern Alabama, the Florida panhandle and Georgia, to the coastal plains of North Carolina and South Carolina.[2]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sarracenia rubra". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map