Lentibulariaceae
Small butterwort
Pinguicula pumila
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 迷你捕虫堇
- English
- Small butterwort
Synonyms
- Isoloba pumila (Michx.) Raf.
- Pinguicula australis Nutt.
- Pinguicula floridensis Chapm.
- Pinguicula pumila f. alba Moldenke
- Pinguicula pumila var. buswellii Moldenke
- Pinguicula violacea Michx. ex Rehder
Flowers
- In flower
- October to May (from 250 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Guin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, 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.