Grand Floral Parade - Wildflowers along the Appalachian Trail

Latin name: Sarracenia purpurea
Flower: The nodding, round, dark red almost purple two-inch flower grows on its own ten- to twenty-inch stalk.
Average bloom season: May to late July or early August
Leaves and stems: The leaves are what give this plant its name; they really do look like long, slender, four- to ten-inch pitchers. They're heavily veined with purple streaks, often half-filled with water, and have bristles on the inside that help trap insects.
Range in AT states: New England
Most likely AT locations: In the Fourth Mountain Bog on the Barren-Chairback Range in Maine.

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