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Common Butterwort
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Pinguicula vulgaris
A meat-eating plant! Its sticky yellow-green leaves trap small flies, which the plant slowly digests. The single violet flower stands above on a thin stem.
Height
12 cm
Blooms
May–Jul
Family
Bladderwort (Lentibulariaceae)
Latin name
Pinguicula vulgaris
Where to find
- Bogs and wet rocks
- Connemara (Galway)
- Wicklow upland flushes