NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Pinguicula caerulea
Blue Butterwort, Blueflower Butterwort
Scientific Name: |
Pinguicula caerulea |
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Genus: |
Pinguicula |
Species Epithet: |
caerulea |
Common Name: |
Blue Butterwort, Blueflower Butterwort |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Pink, Blue, Purple |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
“Pine savannas and wet pine flatwoods, mostly in the outer Coastal Plain, rarely extending inland to seepages and sandhill-pocosin ecotones in the fall-line Sandhills of NC and SC.” (Weakley 2015). Uncommon 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: |
S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare (*Key) |
Notes: |
"...Leaves are covered in tiny hairs. The hairs on the leaf surface secrete a sticky mucilage in which insects become trapped. (Insects often mistake the mucilage for drops of water.) The leaf margins curl over the trapped insect. Enzymes are then secreted to help the plant digest its prey." Florida Wildflowers https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-pinguicula-caerulea/ |
David McAdoo |
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Lynda Clay |
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Robert Bachand |
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Robert Bachand |
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Robert Bachand |
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