Lentibulariaceae

Common butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris L.

Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula

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Common names

By language (36)

Arabic: عشبة الدهن, حسيشة الدهن, حشيشة النجارين, لسان الوز, لسان وزة
arz: الزبدة المشتركه
Belarusian: Тлушчанка звычайная
Chinese: 野捕虫堇, 野捕蟲堇
Czech: Tučnice obecná
Danish: Almindelig Vibefedt
Dutch: Vetblad, Gewone vetblad, Gewoon vetblad
English: Common butterwort, Violet butterwort, Yorkshire sanicle, Bog violet, Butterwort
Estonian: Harilik võipätakas
Finnish: Siniyökönlehti
French: Grassette commune
German: Gemeines Fettkraut, Gemeines Fettblatt, Blaues Fettkraut, Gemeine Fettkraut, Gewöhnliches Fettkraut, Kiwitzfettkraut
hsb: Módra tučnička
Hungarian: Lápi hízóka
Icelandic: Lyfjagras
Irish: Bodán meascáin
Italian: Pinguicola
Japanese: ムシトリスミレ, 虫取りスミレ, 虫取り菫, 虫取菫
Korean: 벌레잡이제비꽃
Latvian: Parastā kreimule
Lithuanian: Paprastoji tuklė
Norwegian Bokmål: Tettegras, Tettegress, Vanlig tettegras
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tettegras
Polish: Tłustosz pospolity
Russian: Жирянка обыкновенная
se: Alitvuodjalasta, Alit vuodjalasta, Alitdohpi
Serbian: Обична масница
Slovak: Tučnica obyčajná
Slovenian: Bavadna mastnica, Navadna mastnica
sma: Sååketjekraesie
smj: Njavllerásse
smn: Cissáátivgâ
Swedish: Tätört, Vanlig tätört
Tamil: பிங்குவிய்குலா வல்காரிஸ்
Ukrainian: Товстянка звичайна, Товстянка двоколірна
Welsh: Tafod y gors, Euryfedig

Synonyms

Pinguicula arctica Eastw.
Pinguicula bicolor Wol.
Pinguicula bicolor f. gorcensis Kornas
Pinguicula bohemica Krajina
Pinguicula borealis Salisb.
Pinguicula dostalii Bárta
Pinguicula gypsophila Wallr.
Pinguicula norica Beck
Pinguicula ovata Stokes
Pinguicula oxyptera Rchb. ex Benj.
Pinguicula vulgaris f. albida (Behm) Neuman
Pinguicula vulgaris f. bicolor (Nordst. ex Fr.) Neuman
Pinguicula vulgaris f. brevicalcarata Lindblom
Pinguicula vulgaris f. coerulescens Eklund
Pinguicula vulgaris f. macrantha Lindblom
Pinguicula vulgaris f. micrantha Lindblom
Pinguicula vulgaris f. semiflava Neuman
Pinguicula vulgaris prol. alpicola (Rchb.) Rouy
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. alpicola (Rchb.) Rouy
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. anzalonei Peruzzi & F.Conti
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. bicolor (Wol.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. bohemica (Krajina) Domin
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. ernica Peruzzi & F.Conti
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. vestina F.Conti & Peruzzi
Pinguicula vulgaris subvar. major Coss. & Germ.
Pinguicula vulgaris subvar. sixtina (Briq.) Rouy
Pinguicula vulgaris var. albida Behm
Pinguicula vulgaris var. alpestris Marçais
Pinguicula vulgaris var. alpicola Rchb.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. bicolor Nordst. ex Fr.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. bohemica (Krajina) Casper
Pinguicula vulgaris var. coerulea Briq.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. gaveana Beauverd
Pinguicula vulgaris var. gypsophila (Wallr.) Rchb.f.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. macrantha Lamotte
Pinguicula vulgaris var. minor W.D.J.Koch
Pinguicula vulgaris var. obtusa Sommerf.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. obtusata Nordst.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. obtusata Hartm.
Pinguicula vulgaris var. pallida Lange

and 5 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

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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.