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Plant Details

Sarracenia purpurea var. montana

Scientific Name:	Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
Genus:	Sarracenia
Species Epithet:	purpurea
Common Name:	Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant, Huntsman's Cups, Sidesaddle Flytrap, Frog's Britches
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Red
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Mountain bogs, seepage bogs.(Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania). Rare in NC Mountains and Piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Semi-evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled, S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
State Status:	E: Endangered, Exploited ^(*Key)
Notes:	Henderson, Jackson, Macon and Transylvania Counties in North Carolina. NC Natural Heritage Program Global Rank: G5T1T2; NC Rank S1S2. Exploited.
Plants in a Mountain bog Tom Harville Note the lack of color. The green color is atypical, probably due to lack of light.
Hood lobes closely incurved, touching each other or nearly so, obscuring the hood opening. Macon County, NC Larry Mellichamp
Macon County, NC-cultivated Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center