Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ericales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Sarraceniaceae
Genus
Sarracenia L.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sarracenia purpurea L., Sp. Pl. 510 (1753)
Synonymy:
  • = Sarracenia heterophylla Eaton, Man. Bot. (A. Eaton), ed. 34, 445 (1824)
  • ≡ Sarracenia purpurea f. heterophylla (Eaton) Fenald, Rhodora 24: 174 (1922)
Vernacular Name(s):
Common pitcher plant; Huntsman's cap
 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of subspecific taxa in New Zealand within Sarracenia purpurea L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Casual1
Total1
 Bibliography
Eaton, A. 1824: A Manual of Botany. Edition 4. Websters and Skinners, Albany.
Fernald, M.L. 1922: Notes on the flora of western Nova Scotia 1921 (cont.). Rhodora; Journal of the New England Botanical Club. 24: 165–180.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Ogle, C.C.; Champion, P.D. 2004: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2001–2003. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 797–814.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society Inc. 1988: The New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society Plant List.