Sarracenia purpurea
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440039ed21f1307172462 |
| Scientific name | Sarracenia purpurea |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 510 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Scientific and model-organism use:
Sarracenia purpurea is used as a model system for carnivorous plant research, including plant–microbe interactions and the functional characterization of digestive fluids. A chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation have been deposited in public databases (e.g., NCBI), enabling comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and developmental studies. Standard laboratory protocols, community resources, and curated datasets are available through genomic repositories and carnivorous plant research networks, supporting comparative analyses within the Sarraceniaceae.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sarracenia gibbosa | Raf. | Autik. Bot. : 33 (1840) |
| Sarracenia purpurea subsp. gibbosa | (Raf.) Wherry | Bartonia 15: 5 (1933) |
| Sarazina gibbosa | Raf. | Autik. Bot. 33 1840 |
| Sarracenia purpurea var. typica | Macfarl. | Pflanzenr. , IV, 110: 33 (1908) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | northern pitcher plant |
| English | purple pitcher plant |
| English | side-saddle flower |
| English | purple pitcherplant |
| Arabic | سراسينية أرجوانية |
| Bulgarian | лилава сарацения |
| Czech | špirlice nachová |
| Welsh | piserlys |
| Welsh | piserlys porffor |
| German | rote schlauchpflanze |
| Persian | کوزهشیپوری ارغوانی |
| French | sarracénie pourpre |
| French | sarracénie venosa |
| French | sarracenie pourpre |
| Japanese | ムラサキヘイシソウ |
| Dutch | paarse trompetbekerplant |
| Russian | Саррацения пурпурная |
| Swedish | flugtrumpet |
| Chinese | 瓶子草 |
| Chinese | 紫瓶子草 |
| Chinese | 球形紫瓶子草 |
| Chinese | 山地紫瓶子草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa | (Raf.) Wherry | Bartonia 15: 3 (1933) |
| Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea | Unknown |
Forms (abbr. f.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sarracenia purpurea f. purpurea |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Start at 4°C for 3 months, then warm to 20°C for another 3 months. |
| Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium. |
| sow in sphagnum moss |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Europe click to expand
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Switzerland
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Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Great Britain
- Sweden
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Southwestern Europe
- France
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Middle Europe
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Québec
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North-central U.S.A.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Washington
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
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Southwestern U.S.A.
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Subarctic America
- Alaska
- Northwest Territorie
- Nunavut
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Western Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000493544 |
| UNII | FOP08H143P |
| Canadensys | 9223 |
| USDA Plants | SAPU4 |
| Tropicos | 28900001 |
| INPN | 120875 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30030166-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2582892 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 137603 |
| Observations.org | 18357 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 45176 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003523 |
| Nature Serve | 2.949755 |
| IPNI | 30030166-2 |
| iNaturalist | 52651 |
| iNaturalist | 181907 |
| GBIF | 5421389 |
| Freebase | /m/08g9gx |
| WisFlora | 4978 |
| FEIS | plants/forb/sarpur |
| EPPO | SRNPU |
| EOL | 584633 |
| Elurikkus | 537086 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 7349 |
| USDA GRIN | 409890 |
| Wikipedia | Sarracenia_purpurea |
| CMAUP | NPO33136 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 286838 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_051027295.1 | UGA_Spu_v1.0 | Chromosome | University of Georgia | 2025-06-24 | 96 | 3.08 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| 7Beta-O-Methylmorroniside | 70682590 | Click to see | 420.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Goodyeroside A | 10445498 | Click to see | 264.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Morroniside | 11228693 | Click to see | 406.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dioxanes / 1,3-dioxanes | |||||
| methyl (7S,8S,9S)-9-methyl-2,4,10-trioxatricyclo[5.3.1.03,8]undec-5-ene-6-carboxylate | 134715197 | Click to see CC1C2C3CC(O1)OC2OC=C3C(=O)OC | 226.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(99)00051-4 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| 6'-Ocaffeoylgoodyeroside | 70693126 | Click to see | 426.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides | |||||
| 3-((6-O-((2E)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | 15516397 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside | 5318645 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside | 5318767 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |