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Pinguicula alpina L.  
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FamilyLENTIBULARIACEAE
Genus speciesPinguicula alpina L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 17 (1753)
Native RangeSubarctic & Subalpine Europe to Siberia, Himalaya to c. China
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatbogs, marshes
Descriptionleaves elliptic to lanceolate-oblong, to 45mm long, with revolute margins, flowers 15mm long, lower lip yellow variegate
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; gemmae on peat
SynonymsPinguicula alba Kuhl ex Hoppe
Pinguicula albiflora var. villosa St.-Lag.
Pinguicula alpestris Pers.
Pinguicula alpina var. bimaculata Wahlenb.
Pinguicula alpina var. flavescens (Flörke ex Hoppe) Steud. & Hoschst.
Pinguicula alpina var. gavei (Beauverd) Rouy
Pinguicula alpina ssp. gavei Beuaverd
Pinguicula alpina var. lemaniana Beauverd
Pinguicula alpina var. lenderi Beauverd
Pinguicula alpina var. villosa Beuaverd
Pinguicula auricolor Arv.Touv.
Pinguicula brachyloba Schult.
Pinguicula flavescens Floerke ex Hoppe
Pinguicula gelida Schur
Pinguicula pallida Turcz.
Pinguicula purpurea Willd.
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLT Baltic States, RUN North European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
     37 Mongolia
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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