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Pinguicula involuta Ruiz & Pav.  
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FamilyLENTIBULARIACEAE
Genus speciesPinguicula involuta Ruiz & Pav. 
BibliographyFl. Peruv. 1: 20 (1798)
Native RangeBolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude2500-4000m
Descriptionleaves ovate, margins revolute, sessile, glabrous, to 3cm long, scapes lanate, longer than leaves, flowers pendent, calyx glabrous, corolla 2cm, lobes obovate, emarginate
Size7-12cm
Colorviolet
Bloomspring
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; gammae in peat
SynonymsPinguicula macrostyla Benj.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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