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Pinguicula caerulea
Blue Butterwort
Many have heard of the carnivorous Venus Flytrap; others may know that Sundews are carnivorous. Butterworts are yet another group of plants that have evolved a carnivorous habit. What they all have in common is that they inhabit nutrient poor soils and supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects.
Butterworts have a basal rosette of leaves with specialized glands that produce a sticky substance to trap their prey. Other specialized glands produce enzymes to break down the digestible components of the insects. Flowers are borne on long stalks above the leaves to reduce the chance of ensnaring pollinators. Pretty cool.
Blue butterwort is listed as a "threatened" species in Florida.
Pinguicula caerulea
Blue Butterwort
Many have heard of the carnivorous Venus Flytrap; others may know that Sundews are carnivorous. Butterworts are yet another group of plants that have evolved a carnivorous habit. What they all have in common is that they inhabit nutrient poor soils and supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects.
Butterworts have a basal rosette of leaves with specialized glands that produce a sticky substance to trap their prey. Other specialized glands produce enzymes to break down the digestible components of the insects. Flowers are borne on long stalks above the leaves to reduce the chance of ensnaring pollinators. Pretty cool.
Blue butterwort is listed as a "threatened" species in Florida.