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Alpine butterwort

Pinguicula alpina

About

Pinguicula alpina, also known as the alpine butterwort, is a species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia. It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species, being found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during a period of winter dormancy in the winter. Like all members of the genus, P. alpina uses mucilaginous glands covering the surface of its summer leaves to attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Pinguicula alpina
Slug
pinguicula-alpina
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Pinguicula
Species
alpina
Wikidata QID
Q161401
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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