Biology:Pinguicula primuliflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pinguicula |
| Species: | P. primuliflora
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| Pinguicula primuliflora Wood & Godfr. (1957)
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Pinguicula primuliflora ( /ˌpɪˈŋgwɪkjələ ˌpɹɪmjʊləˈfloːɹə/ ), commonly known as the southern butterwort[1] or primrose butterwort, is a species of carnivorous plant belonging to the genus Pinguicula. It is native to the southeastern United States. The typical variety forms a white flower in blooming. Like other butterworts, it has sticky adhesive leaves that attract, capture and digest arthropod prey to supply the plant with nutrients, such as nitrogen, not found in the nutrient-poor, acidic soil that it grows in. Its name derives from the fact it is usually the first one to flower in the spring.
Roots
Like all Pinguicula, the roots are undeveloped, and are mainly used to absorb water and anchor the plant. Nutrients are absorbed through carnivory.[2]
Carnivory
Flowers
Cultivation
Pinguicula primuliflora is an ideal beginners first butterwort in cultivation. It is typically easy to grow, and does not require high humidity, nor extremely intense lighting to flower and create sticky, carnivorous leaves. It can be propagated by selfing, or, more effectively, through cross pollination with another plant. P. primuliflora has known to be quite the weed in cultivation, and it is not unusual to find many shoots coming out from the plant, which can eventually take over the pot and may need maintenance. P. primuliflora requires the basics of any carnivorous plant; it needs poor, acidic soil, such as 50/50 peat moss and perlite or horticultural sand mix, or pure sphagnum peat moss mix, with no potting soil or fertilizer. P. primuliflora, along with some other butterworts, can be grown in a tray of standing water to increase humidity and maintain soil moisture.
Distribution and habitat
References
- ↑ "Pinguicula primuliflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PIPR. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ White, Evan M. (2025-03-27). "Butterworts (Pinguicula sp.) | Botanical Conservatory" (in en). https://conservatory.ucdavis.edu/collections/carnivorous/pinguicula.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2095672 entry
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