This is one of the open pitchers of the pitcher plant in the bogs of northeastern United States and Canada, Sarracenia purpurea (Family Sarraceniaceae). Here is a green pitcher on a plant growing in southern Michigan. This is one of the open pitchers of the pitcher plant in the bogs of northeastern United States and Canada, Sarracenia purpurea (Family Sarraceniaceae). Here is a green pitcher on a plant growing in southern Michigan.