Pinguicula lusitanica
Pale butterwort
Noah Elhardt · Public domain
About
A small, perennial butterwort, *Pinguicula lusitanica* is notable for its ability to self-pollinate and its adaptability, making it an easy choice for beginner carnivorous plant collectors.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant forms rosettes typically 3–5 centimetres across. It produces small, funnel-shaped flowers that are pale pink with a yellow centre.
Distribution & habitat
It grows wild in acidic peat bog areas along coastal Atlantic western Europe, ranging from western Scotland and Ireland south through western England and western France to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco in north-western Africa.
Ecology
It feeds on small insects, including gnats, fruit flies, ants, small moths, and small mosquitos.
Cultivation notes
The species grows easily in most environments provided it is kept wet with rainwater and is not directly exposed to the sun.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–1,000 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Morocco
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Temperature
- Day 14–22°C / Night 5–12°C
- Humidity
- 60–85%
- Notes
- Only tropical-affinity European Pinguicula. Annual or short-lived perennial.
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