Pinguicula grandiflora

Pinguicula grandiflora, commonly known as the large-flowered butterwort,[1] is a temperate insectivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family.[2] One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus.

Pinguicula grandiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Pinguicula grandiflora
Synonyms
  • Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. grandiflora (Lam.) Magnin, (1895)
  • Pinguicula vulgaris f. grandiflora (Lam.) St.-Lag., (1881)
  • Pinguicula vulgaris var. grandiflora (Lam.) Fr., (1845)
  • Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. grandiflora (Lam.) Bonnier & Layens, (1894)

The plant is native to parts of Europe; such as France, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland,[3] It is not native to Great Britain, but has been introduced in a few places in England and Wales.[4] It has also been introduced to Czechoslovakia.[3]

There are 2 known subspecies;[3]

  • Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
  • Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea (Mutel) Casper

References
  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  3. "Pinguicula grandiflora Lam. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. Stace, Clive (2010). "Pinguicula grandiflora". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 664. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.


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