Purple+Pitcher+Plant

 //Sarracenia purpurea// __PURPLE PITCHER PLANT__



There is a very unusual plant. They are a rare species to find are very hard to grow. It needs to grow in medium acidic soil that must be moist all the time. That is why they are usually grown inside. These plants not only have to be in perfect soil but they also get half their protein from flies and other insects. They even live up to thirty years! It is called the purple pitcher plant. The Purple pitcher plant belongs to the plantae kingdom. It is part of the plantae kingdom because it is multicellular. Multicellular means that it has more than one cell, and that you can see it. Another thing that makes it a part of the plantae kingdom is that it is eukaryotic. That means that it has a nucleus. They have cell walls that keep them sturdy. They get there nutrients by performing photosynthesis. The last thing that makes it part of the plantae kingdom is that it is immobile which means it cannot move. This plant is very interesting, it has a purple leaf that is combined with green also. Without the lovely texture and sent to the plant they may not be able to survive because of their lack of nutrients in the soil. These characteristics attract flies. The shape of the leaves is also very important. They are shaped kind of like a vase so the insects don’t have a chance to get out. Also in these leaves they dissolve the organisms. Without these shaped leaves this process would not be possible. Since the leaves are shaped like a vase it causes the organisms to get trapped and slide on the side of the leaf. They have little tiny downward pointing hairs that stick out to stop the insects from climbing out. There are 120 different kinds of the plant. These are the important characteristics of the Purple Pitcher Plant. BY: BENNETT, RYAN, SYDNEY, AMANDA PERIOD 5