Hairy Butterwort (Pinguicula villosa)
Description
Pinguicula villosa is a dense plant species described by Carl von Linné . According to the Catalog of Life , Dwarf-related in the genus Tatters and the family are densely-grown plants , but according to Dyntaxa , the belonging is instead the genus Tatters and the family of densely-planted plants . The species is reproducing in Sweden . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Pinguicula, commonly known as the butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous plants that use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition they obtain from the environment. Of the roughly 80 currently known species, 12 are native to Europe, 9 to North America, and some to northern Asia. The largest number of species is in South and Central America.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lentibulariaceae
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Genus: Pinguicula
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