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Pinguicula caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Pinguicula
Species:	P. caerulea
Binomial name
Pinguicula caerulea Walter

Pinguicula caerulea, commonly referred to as blue butterwort, blueflower butterwort, or violet butterwort, is a flowering plant species in the carnivorous 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.

References

1. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
2. "Plants Profile for Pinguicula caerulea (blueflower butterwort)". plants.usda.gov.
3. "Pinguicula caerulea". plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
4. "Flower Friday: Blueflower butterwort". February 2, 2018.

• Pinguicula
• Endemic flora of the United States
• Carnivorous plants of North America