Sarraceniaceae

 

Purple Pitcher-plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Vaud, Switzerland - June 2015

The carnivorous Purple Pitcher Plants found in the marshy clearings at Les Pleiades, near Montreux, are not native to Europe and originate from south-eastern USA. Like all pitcher plants, they derive most of their required nutrients from digesting the insects that become trapped in their specially-adapted, fluid-filled, pitcher-like leaves.

Vaud, Switzerland - June 2015

The marshy woodlands at Les Pleiades seem to suit their requirements very well, as they are pretty much the dominant species in some of the clearings...

Vaud, Switzerland - June 2015