Lentibulariaceae

Yellow butterwort

Pinguicula lutea Walter

Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula

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Yellow butterwort (Pinguicula lutea) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 黄花捕虫堇
English: Yellow butterwort
Tamil: பிங்குவிய்குலா லூட்டி

Synonyms

Isoloba lutea (Walter) Raf.
Isoloba recurva Raf.
Pinguicula campanulata Lam.
Pinguicula edentula Hook.
Pinguicula lutea f. alba Folkerts & J.D.Freeman
Pinguicula lutea var. edentula (Hook.) A.DC.
Pinguicula lutea var. minor A.DC.

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 399 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: Jonathan Layman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NoahElhardt assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Hardee, 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: rainbowkitten, 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: Megan Herrmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.