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Pinguicula vulgaris L.

Common butterwort (en), Grassette commune (fr), Grassette vulgaire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lentibulariaceae > Pinguicula

Characteristics

Lvs commonly 3–6, ovate or elliptic, 2–5 cm, very obtuse, narrowed to the base, the upper surface viscid; scapes 1–3, 5–15 cm, glabrous or minutely glandular; cor violet, 1.5–2 cm (spur included); 2n=64. Wet rocks and shores, and farther n. also in bogs and wet meadows; Lab. to Alas., s. to n. N. Engl., N.Y., Mich., Minn., and Oreg. June, July. Small insects, caught on the slimy lf-surface, are digested.
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A herb. It has rhizomes. The leaves are in a ring at the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.09
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Boggy soils on wet rocks and damp places, avoiding shady places.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Cultured milk is poured over the leaves which provide lactic acid that acts as a thickening agent. It is also used instead of garlic.
Uses dye medicinal seasoning
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Rennet (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Pinguicula vulgaris habit picture by Chris Georges (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pinguicula vulgaris leaf picture by Denis Gil Fariña (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris leaf picture by Antoine Albisson (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris leaf picture by liam Constantine (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pinguicula vulgaris flower picture by lars is alright (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris flower picture by Liza R (cc-by-sa)
Pinguicula vulgaris flower picture by Pohl Bernd-Erik (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pinguicula vulgaris world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greenland, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Conservation status

Pinguicula vulgaris threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:526527-1
WFO ID wfo-0000469090
COL ID 77LM6
BDTFX ID 49587
INPN ID 113639
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinguicula vulgaris Pinguicula bohemica Pinguicula norica Pinguicula oxyptera Pinguicula ovata Pinguicula gypsophila Pinguicula arctica Pinguicula borealis Pinguicula vulgaris var. vulgaris Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. anzalonei Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. vestina Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. ernica Pinguicula vulgaris var. pallida
WorldFloraDB 2024