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Pinguicula macroceras Pall. ex Link  
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FamilyLENTIBULARIACEAE
Genus speciesPinguicula macroceras Pall. ex Link 
BibliographyJahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 54 (1820)
Native RangeKamchatka to n. & c. Japan, North Korea, Subarctic America to w. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatbogs, marshes
Descriptionleaves oval or obovate, 2-5cm, flat, entire, flowers solitary, calyx 4mm, lower lip of corolla incised, lobes lanceolate, spur ca. 1cm long
Size5-10cm
Colordark purple
Bloomspring, summer
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 camtschatica Pall. ex Link
Pinguicula daurica Pall. ex Link
Pinguicula davurica Schult.
Pinguicula kamtschatica Schult.
Pinguicula macroceras var. microceras (Cham.) Casper
Pinguicula macroceras ssp. nortensis J.Steiger & Rondeau
Pinguicula microceras Cham.
Pinguicula vulgaris f. albiflora Muroi ex Komiya
Pinguicula vulgaris var. floribunda S.Watan. & A.Takeda
Pinguicula vulgaris var. macroceras (Pall. ex Link) Miq.
Pinguicula vulgaris ssp. macroceras (Pall. ex Link) Calder. & Roy L.Taylor
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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