Pitcher Plant

Pitcher Plant

Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpurea grows in boggy areas across North America. Its Ojibway name is Mukukee odaussun which means Frog's leggings. The leaves are modified to form tubes which are half-filled with fluid and lined with downward-pointing hairs. Insects that slip into these pitchers are unable to get out and they drown in the water. The leaf secretes enzymes that digest the insects and provide the plant with the nitrogen that it needs. This pitcher plant has a deep-red nodding flower with five petals and five sepals. [CH] {GW} {OG}