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Small Butterwort (Pinguicula pumila)

Description

Perennis. Rhizoma simplex breve radicibus adventitiis filiformibus numerosis. Folia numerosa radicalia rosulata integerrima ovato-oblonga basin versus abrupte angustata subrotundata vel subemarginata margine paulum involuta superne glanduloso-viscosa glandulis sessilibus stipitatisque +/- dense vestita basin versus imprimis secundum nervi mediani pilis longis subulatis 10 - 19 mm longa 5 - 8 mm lata laeteviridis vel obscure-virentia. Hibernacula nulla. Pedicelli 3 - 6 erecti teretes glandulis stipitatis +/- dense obtecti 55 -125 mm alti uniflori. Flores mediocres 12 -18 mm longi (calcari incluso). Calyx bilabiatus obscure-viridis vel fusco-ruber extus glandulis stipitatis dense vestitus; labium superum usque ad basin fere trilobum lobis lineari-oblongis subrotundatis subtruncatis vel subemarginatis 1.5 -2.5 mm longis; labium inferu usque ad dimidium bilobum lobis triangulari-oblongis 1 - 1.5 mm longis. Corolla subisoloba pallide-violacea vel pallide caerulea vel rosea vel albescens raro lutea extus glandulis stipitatis modice densis obtecta lobis obovatis vel subcordatis +/- 0.75 mm late emarginatis aeque longis ac latis. Tubus subcylindricus violaceus vel luteus saepe veis rubro-fuscis 4 - 6mm longus 3 - 4 mm latus intus pilosus cim palato et cymatio palati. Palatum conicum non exsertum sulpureo-luteum +/- 2 mm longum +/- 0.7 mm latum dense pilosum pilis breviter stipitatis clavate capitatis; cymatium antice pilis stipitatis moruliformiter capitatis rubro-luteis in duabus lineis utrimquesecus cymatii palati pilis irregulariter capitatis. Calcar cylindrico-subulatum acutiusculum vel obtusum fusco-purpureum vel luteum 3 - 5 mm longum cum tubo angulum subvalidum subotusum formans. Stamina 1.5 mm longa; antherae albido-luteae; filamenta albida; pollen 5 - 6colporatum. Ovarium subglobosum glandulis stipitatis dense obtectum. Stigma bilabiatum violaceo-albidum; labum inferum suborbiculatum superne papillatum inferne pilosum. Capsula subglobosa 4 - 5 mm diametro calyce incluso. Semina scobiformia numerosa fusiformia 0.3 - 0.5 mm longa 0.2 - 0.3 mm lata alveolata.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lentibulariaceae

              • Genus: Pinguicula