This is a color photograph of a Northern Purple Pitcher plant taken in a wild bog in Northern Minnesota. Very low to the ground visible tufts of moss grow at it's base, to the left and seen above and below through gap's in foliage. Some green leaves of other low growing wild plants are below, above and to the right. The purple leaf, centrally focused is a excellent example of the plant's defining feature. They are hollow, curved, and hold rainwater in a tube like shape, larger at the top and tapering towards the base. The inner surface of the pitcher has downward-pointing hairs and a slippery rim, making it difficult for insects to escape after they fall in. The color is a deep maroon, purple with green vein like markings towards the base and green spot like patches on the top of the leaf above and leading into the 'pitcher'. Darker purple veins help to define the giraffe like green patches through the contrast in color and help attract insects. The outside edge of this upper part of the leave is scalloped and wavy.
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