species

Pinguicula vulgaris

Common butterwort · Violet butterwort · Bog violet · Butterwort

A scale drawing of Pinguicula vulgaris, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Pinguicula vulgaris belongs to the family Lentibulariaceae, also known as Common butterwort, Violet butterwort, Bog violet or Butterwort, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Moist, Poorly drained
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (526527-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.