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Pinguicula pumila Michx.
Small butterwort

Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States and the Bahamas.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Pinguicula pumila available from :

Pinguicula pumila has been found in the following 25 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands Present Native
Grassy Waters Preserve Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Pond Cypress Natural Area Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Pinguicula pumila has been found in the following 10 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Pinguicula pumila has been found in the following 6 habitats :
Depression Marsh
Marl Prairie
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland
Wet Flatwoods
Wet Prairie

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Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Pinguicula pumila
Copyright by: Shirley Denton