About Pinguicula pumila Michx.
Pinguicula pumila Michx. grows as a small rosette of leaves, which rarely reach more than 3/4 of an inch (20 mm) across. Its leaves have inward-curling margins, and their upper surface is covered in numerous tiny hairs tipped with glands that secrete small drops of mucilage. The plant produces single flowers, colored white to pale violet, at the end of stalks that grow 6–8 inches (150–200 mm) high. Like all butterworts, its flowers are zygomorphic, with a spur extending from the back of the flower. This species grows in moist, sandy soil in pinelands and savannas. Its native range extends from the southeastern United States into the Great Plains as far west as Oklahoma.
