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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula vulgaris L.
common butterwort, violet butterwort
Pinguicula: from pinguis for "fat" referring to soft-fleshy greasy-like leaves
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-6" tall forb, digests tiny insects caught on the sticky, upper surface of the leaves |
| Flower: | blue to purple, 5-parted, 3/4" long, 2 lips, 5 lobes, lower lip longer than the upper and extending into a spur; solitary on 2"-6" leafless stalk; blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | usually 3-6, basal, oval to elliptical, toothless, upper surface sticky |
| Habitat: | cold, lakeshore cliffs |
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