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Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula

not marked as a favorite taxon Pinguicula Linnaeus. Common name: Butterwort.

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A genus of about 46-80 species, herbs, of America, Mediterranean Europe, and circumboreal America and Eurasia.

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References: Fischer et al. In Kadereit (2004); Godfrey & Stripling (1961); Schnell (1980a); Schnell (2002b); Wood & Godfrey (1957). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Pinguicula© Alan Cressler: Pinguicula primuliflora, Taylor County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Pinguicula primuliflora source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Pinguicula© Floyd A. Griffith | Pinguicula planifolia | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Pinguicula© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Pinguicula© Alan Cressler: Pinguicula pumila, Southern Exposure Glade, Ricketson Tract, Broxton Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Coffee County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Pinguicula pumila source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Pinguicula© Floyd A. Griffith | Pinguicula caerulea | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Pinguicula© Alan Cressler: Pinguicula pumila, St. Vincent Island, St. Vincent Island National Wildlife Refuge, Franklin County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler | Pinguicula pumila source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Pinguicula© Scott Ward | Pinguicula caerulea
image #8 of Pinguicula© Alan M. Cressler | Pinguicula ionantha
image #11 of Pinguicula© Floyd A. Griffith | Pinguicula ionantha | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Pinguicula© Aidan Campos | Pinguicula pumila source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Pinguicula© Scott Ward | Pinguicula primuliflora | Original Image ⭷

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