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PLANTS

Common butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Common butterwort, photo 1 of 5
Common butterwort, In flower
Common butterwort, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in marshes. Feeds on animal prey.

There are 238 observations of Common butterwort in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord150
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine42
  3. Nord-du-Québec23
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Capitale-Nationale3
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
MountainEmmanuel Milou

Similar species

Hairy butterwortPinguicula villosa
Blue violetViola adunca
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris