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Pinguicula lutea

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Yellow Butterwort

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140681

Element CodePDLNT01030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyLentibulariaceae

GenusPinguicula

Other Common Names

yellow butterwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-04-27

Change Date1988-04-27

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pinguicula lutea thrives in a drier environment as compared to other Pinguicula that live in the South. It prefers to grow on poor nutritive soil and in acidic bogs with the pH ranges from 5.0 to 6.0. The soil is mix of half peatmoss and half sand. Partial shade areas like open pine wood, marshes, moist savannas, and sandy soils are favorable by P. lutea.

Terrestrial Habitats

Woodland - ConiferSavanna

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fen

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Mississippi	S4	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
Georgia	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Florida (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	11,645
Long Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	5,726
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.