Pinguicula Caerulea
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Pinguicula caerulea, commonly referred to as blue butterwort, blueflower butterwort, or violet butterwort, is a flowering plant species in the
carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...
butterwort (''Pinguicula'') genus and bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae). It is a perennial dicot. It grows in moist sandy pineland habitat in the south-east USA. ''Caerulus'' is Latin for from the sky or sea and refers to the color of the flowers.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17712864 caerulea Endemic flora of the United States Carnivorous plants of North America Flora without expected TNC conservation status