hairy butterwort
Pinguicula villosa L.
Pinguicula villosa L., commonly known as hairy butterwort, is a species in the Lentibulariaceae family. It was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus. The species is native to regions including Labrador, Alberta, British Columbia, and parts of Canada and Alaska, as well as areas in Asia such as Amur and Buryatiya.
Description
Pinguicula villosa is a carnivorous plant characterized by its sticky, glandular leaves that trap small insects. It is distributed across North America and parts of Asia, including Labrador, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Alaska, Aleutian Is., Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, and Finland. The species was formally published in 1753. The holotype of Pinguicula villosa is documented in the LINN collection, with the sheet number 33.3 at K. The plant is known by the common name 'hairy butterwort' in English.
Other common names
hairy butterwortsmall butterwort
Distribution
Labrador · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · FI · NO · SE · Global · Alaska · Aleutian Is. · Amur · Buryatiya · Chita · Finland · Inner Mongolia · Irkutsk · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Korea · Krasnoyarsk · Kuril Is. · Magadan · North European Russi · Northwest Territorie
Synonyms
Pinguicula acutifoliaPinguicula villosa f. albifloraPinguicula involutaPinguicula villosa lus. ramosa
