Pinguicula grandiflora

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.

Pinguicula grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Pinguicula
Species:	P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.
Synonyms
Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. grandiflora (Lam.) Magnin, (1895) Pinguicula vulgaris f. grandiflora (Lam.) St.-Lag., (1881) Pinguicula vulgaris var. grandiflora (Lam.) Fr., (1845) Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. grandiflora (Lam.) Bonnier & Layens, (1894)

Distribution

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]

Subspecies

There are 2 known subspecies;^[3]

• Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
• Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea (Mutel) Casper