Lentibulariaceae
Blueflower butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blueflower butterwort
Synonyms
- Isoloba elatior (Michx.) Raf.
- Pinguicula caerulea f. leucantha D.E.Schnell
- Pinguicula elatior Michx.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 127 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morgan Freese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.