Pinguicula laueana

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Pinguicula laueana
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Flowering Pinguicula laueana in cultivation
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. laueana
Binomial name
Pinguicula laueana
Speta & F.Fuchs

Pinguicula laueana is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous plant native to the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. [1] It is one of only two species of butterwort known to have a red flower, the other being P. caryophyllacea. As Pinguicula lauana it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2]

References

  1. "Pinguicula laueana". www.pinguicula.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "Pinguicula lauana". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.