Blue butterwort, Blueflower butterwort
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Pinguicula caerulea
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Lentibulariaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Small herbaceous wildflower. |
Height: |
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About 1-2 inches in height; to 10 inches when in flower. Taller than broad when in flower. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States south to Palm Beach and Collier counties. |
Habitats: |
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Wet pinelands. |
Soils: |
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Wet to moist, moderately well-drained acid sandy soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Blue. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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Winter-spring. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida Expand
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