| Pinguicula grandiflora | |
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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. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinguicula grandiflora Lam. | |
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Pinguicula grandiflora, commonly known as the large-flowered butterwort, is a temperate insectivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family. One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus.
The plant is native to parts of Europe; such as France, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, It is not native to Great Britain, but has been introduced in a few places in England and Wales. It has also been introduced to Czechoslovakia.
There are 2 known subspecies;
- Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
- Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea (Mutel) Casper
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ^ "Pinguicula grandiflora Lam. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- Stace, Clive (2010). "Pinguicula grandiflora". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 664. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
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