Sarracenia purpurea
The pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea L.) is a carnivorous plant found in Saskatchewan bogs and fens, which relies on a diet on insects to help it survive this nutrient deficient environment.
Sarracenia purpurea L. is a carnivorous plant found in every province and territory except the Yukon. It is typically found in fens and bogs where nutrients in the soil are limited. Its carnivorous habit enables the plant to supplement the deficiency by capturing insects. In the case of the pitcher plant, it uses purple veined, pitcher shaped leaves to lure insects using a pungent odor, where the prey is caught in the viscous liquid that is excreted by glands within the leaves. The inside of the leaf is also covered in sticky, glandular hairs, as well as with hairs that are pointed back into the pitcher shaped leaf. Insects that are unable to escape are dissolved and their useful nutrients are absorbed by the plant.
In the wild, you will see a rosette of pitcher shaped leaves protruding just above the water level, and when the plant does flower, it will extend a long scape above the leaves with a nodding flower at the apex.