Pinguicula
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
Butterwort
Pinguicula, commonly known as the 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. Of the roughly 80 currently known species, 13 are native to Europe, 9 to North America, and some to northern Asia. The larg... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Lentibulariaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
4.11%
3 of 73 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- d5bb328e-398c-49cb-9d15-0eafa82b89f7
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility