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Dang, back to me?
I'm going to make this one tough and unorthodox. Put your thinking caps on.
Native to the western US and southwestern Canada with purple flowers.

Utricularia purpurea?

Introduced S. purpurea...

Nepenthes0260 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:14 pm Utricularia purpurea?

Negative.

Copper2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:29 pm Introduced S. purpurea...

Also negative, original post says native to...
Remember, I said think outside the box.
It can be found in low grasslands, to wetlands, to high mountain forests, between 3,000 and 9,000 feet in elevation above sea level.

Darlingtonia californica?

sanguinearocks101 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:08 pm Darlingtonia californica?

Negative, not native to southwestern Canada.

D. obovata

Native to Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan Territories. Native in the US, west of the Mississippi, except for North Dakota, Kansaa, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona.

Copper2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:35 pmD. obovata

Negative.

It is a perennial plant that is, or other members of its genus, used for decorative landscaping.

Devils claw?

Is it carnivorous?

Copper2 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:30 amDevils claw?

Negative. But beginning to look in the right direction.

sanguinearocks101 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:48 am Is it carnivorous?

Starting to think outside of the box.
Although it is not of any of the recognized carnivorous plant species, there are published studies showing nutrients having been absorbed after being applied to the sticky stems and leaves.