Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant, Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis, is a carnivorous herb arising from a rhizome. This species produces two types of pitchers (hollow leaves) and occasional phyllodia (flattened leaves) each season. Spring pitchers, appearing with flowers, are 20-50 cm (7.9-19.7 in.) in length and recurved; the summer pitchers are larger (20-70 cm or 7.9-27.6 in. long) and erect. Flowers are maroon in color and borne singly on scapes up to 60 cm (2 ft.) tall. The fruit is a capsule.