Biology:Pinguicula grandiflora

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant

Pinguicula grandiflora
Pinguicula grandiflora 001.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Pinguicula grandiflora
Lam.
Synonyms
  • (Lam.) Fr., (1845) (Lam.) Magnin, (1895)
  • (Lam.) Bonnier & Layens, (1894) Pinguicula vulgaris f. grandiflora
  • Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. grandiflora (Lam.) St.-Lag., (1881)
  • Pinguicula vulgaris var. grandiflora Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. 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.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q523474 entry