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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Pinguicula pumila

Small Butterwort, Dwarf Butterwort, Bog Violet

Scientific Name:

Pinguicula pumila

Genus:

Pinguicula

Species Epithet:

pumila

Common Name:

Small Butterwort, Dwarf Butterwort, Bog Violet

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Violet

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

March, April, May, June

Growing Area:

Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Pine savannas and wet pine flatwoods (Carteret and Pender counties)” (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S2: Imperiled (*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key)

State Status:

T: Threatened (*Key)

Notes:

"Small Butterwort grows 6-8 inches tall above a basal rosette of broad, succulent leaves. The few leaves form a rosette at the base of the plant and have a sticky surface that captures small insects. The margin of the leaf rolls inward over the insect until it is digested. There is 1 flower, whitish or pale violet, about 3/4 inch across, funnel-shaped, somewhat 2-lipped, with 5 petal-like lobes and a spur at the base, like a larkspur. All Pinguicula spp. bear short glandular hairs, and clammy leaves designed to trap small insects." Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

Flower

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David Paynter, Holly Shelter, April 2012

Leaves

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Viewed from the side

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Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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