PLANT
AND ALGAL ECOPHYSIOLOGY LAB
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Gallery
Sarracenia
purpurea – the Northern Pitcher Plant
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S.
purpurea in Cedarburg Bog – a neutral pH fen
S. purpurea in Cedarburg Bog in summer In May after winter freezing damage
S.
purpurea
in Sapa Bog - an acidic ombrotrophic bog close to Cedarburg Bog
S. purpurea plant in October
2004 S. purpurea plant nestled within
note tamarack (Larix laricina) needles sphagnum moss
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Scanning Electron Micrographs of S. purpurea leaf surfaces - project and photos by Jamie Smith
Top of leaf surface with
stomata and hairs Inner leaf surface
– hairs but no stomata Bacterial
biofilm deep inside pitcher
Bars in all pictures are
10 mm. hairs angled to prevent
insect prey escape