Pinguicula grandiflora Lam. is a plant in the Lentibulariaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pinguicula grandiflora Lam. (Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.)
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Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.

Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.

Pinguicula grandiflora is a temperate insectivorous plant native to parts of Europe, with larger flowers than most in its genus.

Genus
Pinguicula
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.

Pinguicula grandiflora Lam., commonly called the large-flowered butterwort, is a temperate insectivorous plant that belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family. A key distinguishing feature of this species is that its flower is far larger than the average flower size for other plants in the Pinguicula genus. This species is native to several regions of Europe, including France, Ireland, Spain, and Switzerland. It is not native to Great Britain, but has been introduced to a small number of locations in England and Wales. It has also been introduced to Czechoslovakia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lentibulariaceae Pinguicula

More from Lentibulariaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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