Pinguicula grandiflora, commonly known as the large-flowered butterwort,[1] is a temperate insectivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family.[2] 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,[3]
It is not native to Great Britain, but has been introduced in a few places in England and Wales.[4] It has also been introduced to Czechoslovakia.[3]
There are 2 known subspecies;[3]
Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea(Mutel) Casper
^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.
^ abc"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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