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]

Pinguicula caerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. caerulea
Binomial name
Pinguicula caerulea

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Pinguicula caerulea (blueflower butterwort)". plants.usda.gov.
  3. ^ "Pinguicula caerulea". plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
  4. ^ "Flower Friday: Blueflower butterwort". February 2, 2018.