Accession Data

Pinguicula lusitanica

Common Name: Pale Butterwort

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Country of Origin: W. Europe to NW. Africa

Description: Rosettes of pale yellowish leaves, only 1-2 cm in diameter. The edges of the leaves curl over to produce a tubular structure. Glandular trichomes that secrete mucilage that snares small insects occur on the inner surface of the rolled up leaf margins. The exposed portion of the adaxial leaf surfaces lacks obvious glands, and is covered by long hairs.
Small whitish-violet flowers are produced in spring and summer. These easily self-pollinate, and set abundant seed even in the absence of pollinator activity.1

Accession Data

Accession #: 200600062

Accession Date: 2006-06-08 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2309

Quantity: 2

Source: Carl Taylor (seed)

Culture: Annual to short-lived perennial, winter-growing. Sow new seeds regularly, in autumn, on the surface of acidic peat-based mix.1

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References

  1. Matt Opel at Burger's Onion
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.
  3. Pinguicula at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.
  4. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

Images

Pinguicula lusitanica
Pinguicula lusitanica