Pinguicula laueana

Pinguicula laueana
Flowering Pinguicula laueana in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. laueana
Binomial name
Pinguicula laueana
Speta & F.Fuchs

Pinguicula laueana is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous plant native to the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.[1] It is the only species of butterwort known to have a red flower. As Pinguicula lauana it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pinguicula laueana". www.pinguicula.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Pinguicula lauana". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.


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