Biology:Pinguicula caerulea
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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant
| Pinguicula caerulea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pinguicula |
| Species: | P. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinguicula caerulea Walter
| |
Pinguicula caerulea, commonly referred to as blue butterwort, blueflower butterwort, or violet butterwort, is a flowering plant species in the carnivorous butterwort (Pinguicula) genus and bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae).[1] It is a perennial dicot.[2] It grows in moist sandy pineland habitat in the south-east USA.[3] Caerulus is Latin for from the sky or sea and refers to the color of the flowers.[4]


References
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PICA7.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Pinguicula caerulea (blueflower butterwort)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=Pica7.
- ↑ "Pinguicula caerulea". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/pinguicula-caerulea/.
- ↑ "Flower Friday: Blueflower butterwort". February 2, 2018. https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-pinguicula-caerulea/.
Wikidata ☰ Q17712864 entry
