Pinguicula vulgaris L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Lentibulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pinguicula vulgaris L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Lvs commonly 3–6, ovate or elliptic, 2–5 cm, very obtuse, narrowed to the base, the upper surface viscid; scapes 1–3, 5–15 cm, glabrous or minutely glandular; cor violet, 1.5–2 cm (spur included); 2n=64. Wet rocks and shores, and farther n. also in bogs and wet meadows; Lab. to Alas., s. to n. N. Engl., N.Y., Mich., Minn., and Oreg. June, July. Small insects, caught on the slimy lf-surface, are digested.

  • Common Names

    violet butterwort