BOTANICAL NAME: Pinguicula pumila Michx. RANGE: The southeastern coastal plain from North Carolina into east Texas, but rare except in the Gulf area. FLOWERING SEASON: April to May. TRAP SEASON: No hibernacula are formed. DESCRIPTION. — Most often, the rosettes are barely 1.5 cm across, but occasionally they reach 2 cm. The leaves are pale green and have pointed tips. The leaf edges are sharply rolled. The 1.0-1.5 cm flower is most often white but ranges to purple, yellow, or pink in Florida. The pale yellow beard is not exserted. GENERAL. — This is our tiniest Pinguicula, barely discernible even when in flower. It tends to grow in moist, sandy places that dry somewhat —but not completely—during the summer. Was this article helpful?