Pinguicula — 1 species
Botanical species in the genus Pinguicula recorded in the PlantPeers database.

EdibleMedicinal
Pinguicula vulgaris
Pinguicula vulgaris
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Cultivation
Requires a boggy soil. Because of their insectivorous habit, plants are able to succeed on soils very deficient in nitrogen. Butterwort is an insectivorous plant, the leaves are sticky and trap insects which are then digested by the plant.
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