Family | LENTIBULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Pinguicula balcanica Casper |
Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 66: 105 (1962) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to w. Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | vernal leaves broadly ovate, 2-3cm, aestival leaves elliptic-oblong, to 5cm long, flowers 15-20mm long, with white throat, upper lip lorate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; gemmae on peat |
Synonyms | Pinguicula balcanica var. tenuilaciniata Casper |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |