RED-LEAVED BUTTERWORT 



Scientific name: Pinguicula planifolia. 



Identifying features: Rosettes grow to 5 

 inches across. Leaves are flat, usually not 

 inrolled when fully expanded, almost al- 

 ways reddish or purplish or at least tinged 

 with these hues. Flowers are violet-white 

 to magenta, stalks grow to 9 inches long. 



Flowering period: Mid-March to mid- 

 April. 



Distribution: Throughout the Florida 

 Panhandle and extreme southern Alabama, 

 west to southeastern Mississippi. 



Habitat: Very wet portions of bogs, wet 

 ditches, low flooded swales, and soggy 

 areas at the edges of swamps. Often found 

 in habitats that flood for part of the year. 



Distribution in forest: Scattered through- 

 out. 



Abundance in forest: Occasional. 



Other information: The reddish leaves v 

 be easily identified. 



almost always allow this species to 



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