Alpine Butterwort - Tirol, Austria - Carnivorous Plant Localities on Waymarking.com

For the preservation of this locality, collection is prohibited.

It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species, being found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during a period of winter dormancy in the winter. Like all members of the genus, P. alpina uses mucilagenous glands covering the surface of its summer leaves to attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey.

This plant is found commonly in the Alps of Germany and Austria. The location above is along the trail from the Austria village of Boden to the German Alpine Club Hut.

Parking Location: N 47° 17.020 W 010° 36.360 Type of Locality: Wild Terrain Difficulty: Species Present: Pinguicula alpina Pinguicula: yes Aldrovanda: Not Listed Byblis: Not Listed Cephalotus: Not Listed Darlingtonia: Not Listed Dionaea: Not Listed Drosera: Not Listed Drosophyllum: Not Listed Genlisea: Not Listed Heliamphora: Not Listed Nepenthes: Not Listed Sarracenia: Not Listed Triphyophyllum: Not Listed Utricularia: Not Listed

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