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Accession Data:

Pinguicula lusitanica L.

  • subg. Isoloba sect. Isoloba

  • Common Name: Pale Butterwort
  • Family: Lentibulariaceae Rich.

  • Country of Origin: W. Europe to NW. Africa
  • Habitat: acidic bogs and seeps

  • Description: Rosettes of pale yellowish leaves, only 1-2 cm in diameter. The edges of the leaves curl over to produce a tubular structure. Glandular trichomes that secrete mucilage that snares small insects occur on the inner surface of the rolled up leaf margins. The exposed portion of the adaxial leaf surfaces lacks obvious glands, and is covered by long hairs.
    Small whitish-violet flowers are produced in spring and summer. These easily self-pollinate, and set abundant seed even in the absence of pollinator activity.1
  • Culture: Annual to short-lived perennial, winter-growing. Sow new seeds regularly, in autumn, on the surface of acidic peat-based mix.1

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200600062
  • Source: Carl Taylor (seed)
  • Accession Date: 06-08-2006
  • Bench: 2309 - Temperate Carnivores
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-16-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lentibulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
2023
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References (internal):

  • Carnivorous Plants
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Great Britain / Ireland / France / Portugal / Spain / Algeria / Morocco

References (external):

  1. Matt Opel at Burger's Onion
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.
  3. Pinguicula at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.
  4. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:24:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Pinguicula lusitanica

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Current Accessions in the Lentibulariaceae

  • Genlisea hispidula
  • Pinguicula agnata
  • Pinguicula cyclosecta
  • Pinguicula gigantea
  • Pinguicula kondoi
  • Pinguicula lusitanica
  • Pinguicula moranensis White Flower
  • Pinguicula moranensis
  • Pinguicula rectifolia
  • Pinguicula rotundiflora
  • Utricularia bisquamata
  • Utricularia dichotoma
  • Utricularia gibba
  • Utricularia humboldtii
  • Utricularia livida
  • Utricularia magna
  • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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