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Pinguicula

L.
1753
butterworts
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Summary

Pinguicula, commonly known as butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous flowering plants in the family Lentibulariaceae. They use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition they obtain from the environment. 126 species are currently accepted. 13 are native to Europe, 9 to North America, and some to northern Asia. The largest number of species is in South and Central America....read more on Wikipedia.

135 Pinguicula species found, including:

Pinguicula alpinaalpine butterwortPinguicula balcanica2Pinguicula caeruleablueflower butterwort1Pinguicula corsicacorsican butterwortPinguicula crystallina2Pinguicula elizabethiaePinguicula filifoliathread-leaf butterwort2Pinguicula giganteagiant butterwortPinguicula grandifloralarge-flowered butterwort2Pinguicula gypsicolaPinguicula leptocerassouthern butterwortPinguicula longifolia2Pinguicula lusitanicapale butterwortPinguicula macrocerascalifornia butterwort3Pinguicula moranensis2Pinguicula pumilasmall butterwort1Pinguicula ramosaPinguicula × scullyi2Pinguicula villosahairy butterwortPinguicula vulgariscommon butterwort7
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