Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) Upper Teesdale County Durham

Not a rare flower, particularly in the north, but one of just a handful of insectivorous plants in the UK. The name Butterwort comes from the greasy appearance of the rosette of leaves, which look as if they are smeared in butter. The greasy leaves attract entrap insects, which are broken down and utilised by the plant.

 

Butterworts grow in bogs, heaths, moors and flushes, including limestone flushes as here in Upper Teesdale.

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