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Pinguicula primuliflora

Image of southern butterwort

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Primrose butterwortLentibulariaceae or Bladderwort familyNative to the southeastern United StatesOahu, Hawaii (Cultivated)Dorsal view of flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/8528964638/in/datetaken-...Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants that trap small insects on their leaves to use as a type of "fertilizer" since they live nutrient poor soils. This plant is growing on pumice rock.

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