Pinguicula pumila Michx.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Lentibulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pinguicula pumila Michx.

  • Description

    Species Description - Leaves elliptic-obovate, 1-3 cm. long, rounded at the apex, narrowed at the base but scarcely petioled, faintly veined. Scapes very slender, erect, 0.5-2 dm. high; calyx-lobes 2-3 mm. long, oblong, obtuse; corolla pale violet or white, somewhat 2-lipped but the 5 lobes subequal, 1-2 cm. broad; spur subulate, about 3 mm. long, longer than the sac-like base of the corolla; capsule subglobose, a little longer than the calyx-lobes.

  • Distribution

    Savannas, Andros : southeastern United States. Low Butterwort.

    Andros Island Bahamas South America|