Lentibulariaceae
Southern butterwort
Pinguicula primuliflora
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 报春花状捕虫堇, 樱叶捕虫堇
- English
- Southern butterwort
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 103 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Abby Darrah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rkitko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Kitko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JD Flores, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Pale butterwortPinguicula lusitanicaLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula balcanicaLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula longifoliaLentibulariaceae
- Hairy butterwortPinguicula villosaLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula giganteaLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula leptocerasLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula ramosaLentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula gypsicolaLentibulariaceae
Sources: classification 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.