Pinguicula grandiflora
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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.
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
insectivorous plant
Carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic...
in the Lentibulariaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Lentibulariaceae is a family of carnivorous plants containing three genera, Genlisea, the corkscrew plants, Pinguicula, the butterworts, and Utricularia, the bladderworts....
family. One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus.