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Large Flowered Butterwort

Pinguicula grandiflora

Also called Giant Butterwort

Large Flowered Butterwort
Photo: Amada44, CC BY 3.0
Family
Lentibulariaceae (Lentibulari family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. & SW. Ireland to NW. Spain and Swiss Jura
Climate
temperate

About

Pinguicula grandiflora, commonly known as the large-flowered butterwort, is a temperate insectivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family. One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus.

Where it grows

The plant is native to parts of Europe; such as France, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland,

Other Pinguicula plants

Pinguicula acuminata · Pinguicula agnata · Alpine Butterwort · Pinguicula antarctica · Pinguicula balcanica · Blueflower butterwort · Pinguicula caryophyllacea · Casabito Butterwort · Pinguicula chuquisacensis · Pinguicula conzattii · Pinguicula cyclosecta · Pinguicula elizabethiae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinguicula grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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