Family: Lentibulariaceae L. C. Richard
Distribution: Europe, Northern America.
Habitat: Grows in bogs, on moors, heaths and damp rocks, from lowlands to mountains.
Description: Perennial carnivorous herb with a basal rosette, 5–25 cm high. The leaves are entire, ovate, fleshy, sticky. The flowers are two-lipped, bluish-white, flowers from May to June. The fruit is a an ovoid capsule.
Note: The leaves curl up round an insect should one become entrapped.
Endangering and Protection: The Common Butterwort is strictly protected plant in some countries (CH, CZ, D, I).
Photos: April and July 2003 (Czechia, Hrubý Jeseník, Velká kotlina).
Distribution of species in the Czech Republic:
