Information about the sole species of the pitcherplant family (Sarraceniaceae)
that grows without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 15 May 2010)


Sarraceniaceae - pitcherplant family

Mount Desert Island is home to 1 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Sarracenia (1 species)
      Sarracenia purpurea - purple pitcherplant (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])





Sarracenia (pitcherplant)

Sarracenia purpurea (purple pitcherplant) is unique on Mount Desert Island for having the margins of its leaves fused and forming tubes that can hold water.


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.