Alpine Butterwort - Tirol, Austria
N 47° 15.751 E 010° 35.447
32T E 620345 N 5235564
Pinguicula alpina, also known as the alpine butterwort, is species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia.
Waymark Code: WM1NPK
Location: Tirol, Austria
Date Posted: 06/10/2007
Views: 86
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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