bio.wikisort.org - Plant
Pinguicula vulgaris, the common butterwort, is a perennial carnivorous plant in the bladderwort family, Lentibulariaceae.
| Pinguicula vulgaris | |
|---|---|
 | |
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pinguicula |
| Species: | P. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinguicula vulgaris | |
Description
It grows to a height of 3–16 cm, and is topped with a purple, and occasionally white, flower that is 15 mm or longer, and shaped like a funnel. This butterwort grows in damp environments such as bogs and swamps, in low or subalpine elevations.[1] Being native to environments with cold winters, they produce a winter-resting bud (hibernaculum). There are three forms originating from Europe: P. vulgaris f. bicolor which has petals that are white and purple; P. vulgaris f. albida which has all white petals; and P. vulgaris f. alpicola which has larger flowers.[2] The taxonomic status of these forms is not universally recognised - see e.g. The Plant List.[3]
Common butterwort is an insectivorous plant. Its leaves have glands that excrete a sticky fluid which traps insects to its leaves, those glands also produce digestive enzymes which work to consume the insects externally.[4] This serves as a way for the plant to access a source of nitrogen as they generally grow in soil that is acidic and low in nutrients, such as bogs.[4][5]
Distribution
It has a generally circumboreal distribution, being native to almost every country in Europe as well as Russia, Canada, and the United States.[5][6] It is generally found growing in places such as bogs, fens, alvars, and other areas with limestone bedrock and alkaline waters.[5]
Flower from the side, Niitvälja bog, Estonia
Whole plant, Norway
Pinguicula vulgaris near Mývatn, northern Iceland
References
- Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Lone Pine Publishing, 1994. p. 351
- The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Random House LLC, 2013.
- "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.: Pinguicula vulgaris L." London, U.K.: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Nature up close: The carnivorous Butterwort plant". CBS News. June 14, 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- "A Circumboreal Butterwort". In Defense of Plants. December 30, 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- Anderberg, Arne. "Den Virtuella Floran, Pinguicula vulgaris L." Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden.
External links
 | This Lentibulariaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
На других языках
[de] Gemeines Fettkraut
Das Gemeine Fettkraut, auch Gewöhnliches Fettkraut, Blaues Fettkraut oder Kiwitzfettkraut (Pinguicula vulgaris) genannt, ist eine fleischfressende Pflanze aus der Gattung der Fettkräuter (Pinguicula), in der Sektion Pinguicula.- [en] Pinguicula vulgaris
[ru] Жирянка обыкновенная
Жиря́нка обыкнове́нная (лат. Pinguícula vulgáris) — многолетнее травянистое растение; типовой вид[2] рода Жирянка семейства Пузырчатковые (Lentibulariaceae).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии