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Guess this Ping

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I was out doing Plant Surveys for NASC the other day and found these pings.

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I have it narrowed down to two species.

What do you think it is?
 
reminds me of P. lusitanica....but i cant remember if it grows in the US or not.

Alex
 
That's not it.
 
Recognize the pics :)

Is it a very very pale P. caerulea?

Edit:Nvm, just realized petal shape is all wrong...
 
Is it P. rectifolia?
 
no
 
Just a guess. If the corolla including the spur is less than 2cm long I think it should be P. pumila. I can't tell from the photo how big it is but it look bigger than that.

V
 
maybe it;'s the blue butterwort ? or a really faint blue form of some pinguicula species
 
I'll narrow it down

P. lutea: It can't be P. lutea because its not yellow

P. cauerulea: There are some very light clones of P. caerulea, but P. caerulea has pointed petals

P. primuliflora: There are some almost white clones of P. primuliflora, but P. primuliflora is only native to a small area on the gulf coast

P. planifolia: P. planifolia has a lavender/pink flower that has pointed petals, I think it is also only native to the gulf coast

P. ionantha: Only native to like one ditch in florida, It's super rare. The flowers are always pure white

P. rectifolia: No

Therefore it has to be P. pumila. P. pumila is really variable. The flower color can range from dark purple/blue to pure white.
 
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Here is a pic of P.caerulea taken near the same location as the plants in question.

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It's easy to see the difference.

The flower was smaller than the P.caerulea, but not much smaller. Not small enough to 100% ID it as P.pumila, at least not for my untrained eye.
There are only 3 pings that grows here. It's without doubt, not P.lueta. That leaves only P.caerulea and P.pumila. P.pumila is noticeably smaller in size than P.caerulea. If it's a P. pumila, than it is a large specimen. The other plants that looked the same as this one was the same size.

If it's a P.caerulea, then it is a lighter color than normal and it's flower is somewhat misshapen. The flowers around it was roughly the same shape as this one.

So I can't say for sure which it is. Is it possible for it to be a hybrid of the two? I know that Lutea and caerulea won't grow near each other. I don't know about caerulea and pumila.

You can see a hint of blue in the pics, but when looking at them in person they looked to be solid white.
 
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