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Pinguicula vulgaris, Common Butterwort, Tettegras. Low.

Common Butterwort
A perennial overwintering as a bud at ground level. Fleshy oblong leaves are sticky and trap insects which are then digested. Solitary blue flower atop short stem.

Very usual on wet heaths and moorland.

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