Pinguicula laueana
Species of carnivorous plant
Pinguicula laueana | |
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Flowering Pinguicula laueana in cultivation | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Pinguicula |
Species: | P. laueana |
Binomial name | |
Pinguicula laueana Speta & F.Fuchs |
Pinguicula laueana is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous plant native to the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.[1] It is the only species of butterwort known to have a red flower. As Pinguicula lauana it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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