Range and habitat Sarracenia
a sphagnum peat bog sarracenia purpurea in new jersey pine barrens. these habitats wet, acidic, , low in nutrients. seven of 8 species confined south-eastern coastal plain of united states. 1 species, s. purpurea, continues north , west canada. typical habitat warm-temperate; sarracenia perennial , require distinct summer , winter. few subspecies or varieties (s. rubra subsp. alabamensis, s. rubra subsp. jonesii, , s. purpurea var. montana) can found more inland in mountains (e.g. appalachian mountains). sarracenia tend inhabit permanently wet fens, swamps, , grassy plains. these habitats tend acidic (low ph) soil made of sand , sphagnum moss. frequently, soil poor in nutrients, particularly nitrates, , continuously leached moving water or made unavailable plant roots low ph. plants gain advantage ability extract nutrients insect prey in mineral-poor environment. plants prefer strong, direct sunlight no shade. in several cases, carnivoro...