Pinguicula caerulea
Pinguicula caerulea, commonly referred to as blue butterwort, blueflower butterwort, or violet butterwort, is a flowering plant species in the carnivorous butterwort (Pinguicula) genus and bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae).[1] It is a perennial dicot.[2] It grows in moist sandy pineland habitat in the south-east USA.[3] Caerulus is Latin for from the sky or sea and refers to the color of the flowers.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pinguicula |
| Species: | P. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinguicula caerulea Walter | |
References
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- "Plants Profile for Pinguicula caerulea (blueflower butterwort)". plants.usda.gov.
- "Pinguicula caerulea". plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
- "Flower Friday: Blueflower butterwort". February 2, 2018.
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