Pinguicula primuliflora
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Description:
Primrose butterwortLentibulariaceae or Bladderwort familyNative to the southeastern United StatesOahu, Hawaii (Cultivated)Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants that trap small insects on their leaves to use as a type of "fertilizer" since they live nutrient poor soils. This plant is growing on pumice rock.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Lamiales ("An Order: Mints, Vervains, Snapdragons, Etc.")
- Lentibulariaceae (bladderwort family)
- Pinguicula (Butterworts)
- Pinguicula primuliflora (southern butterwort)
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