PYGMY BUTTERWORT 



Scientific name: Pinguiciila pumila. 



Identifying features: Rosette is very 

 small, usually less than 2 inches across. 

 Leaves are inrolled at edges giving them 

 a v-shape. Flowers are white to violet, 

 sometimes yellow, on stalks usually less 

 than 4 inches long. 



Flowering period: Mid-March through 

 April. 



Distribution: Coastal North Carolina to 

 southern Florida, west to eastern Texas. 



Habitat: Bogs, wet savannas, wet ditches, 

 moist roadsides. 



Distribution in forest: Found only once, 

 in southern part. 



Abundance in forest: Extremely rare, but 

 perhaps overlooked because of its small 

 size. 



Other information: This butterwort is so tiny that, when in flower, it cannot be 

 confused with other species. Small specimens of other species do not produce 

 flowers. 



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