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Sarracenia Purpurea

Flowering Plants

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

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Scientific Name
Sarracenia purpurea 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Sarracenia Purpurea

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Sarracenia purpurea
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Found In

Austria

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Belgium

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Czechia

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Denmark

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Ireland

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North America

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Norway

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South Asia

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sarracenia purpurea
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q1927560 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 342675
    In Britain and Ireland purple pitcher plant have been introduced into some heather-rich peatbogs and with the mild climate have integrated into the local flora of some specific areas.
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • In Biome: Bog, Distribution
    Species of Sarracenia grow in nutrient-poor, acid bogs.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Sarracenia purpurea
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Sarracenia purpurea
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Sarracenia Purpurea
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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