Pinguicula villosa L. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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TAXONOMY | |||||||||
Family: | Lentibulariaceae | ||||||||
Genus: | Pinguicula | ||||||||
Species Synonyms: | none | ||||||||
Common Names: | hairy butterwort small butterwort |
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DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
Canada: | Yukon – Mackenzie District – Ungava –Labrador, south to southwestern British Columbia – northern Alberta – northern Saskatchewan – northern Manitoba – northern Ontario – central Quebec | ||||||||
Saskatchewan: | northern Saskatchewan; Lake Athabasca – Wollaston Lake | ||||||||
Ecoregion: | Churchill River Upland, Selwyn Lake Upland, Tazin Lake Upland | ||||||||
HABITAT | |||||||||
Saskatchewan: | on sphagnum hummocks in treed bogs or muskegs | ||||||||
Canada: | damp mossy tundra and peat soils | ||||||||
RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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Nature Conservancy Status: | G4 S2S3 |
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Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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COSEWIC Status: | None |
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Pinguicula villosa is rare or uncommon in Saskatchewan. Its occurrence is somewhat regionally restricted and most local populations are small. No threats are know or anticipated. | |||||||||
SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
Height: | often less than 10 cm | ||||||||
Roots: | small taproot | ||||||||
Stems: | scapose, solitary, glandular pubescent above, villous below | ||||||||
Leaves: | basal rosette, < 10 mm long, ovate to elliptic, yellowish-green, succulent, glandular-viscid on upper surface, acting as traps for small insects, margin revolute | ||||||||
Inflorescence: | flowers solitary | ||||||||
Flowers: | nodding; calyx 5-lobed, upper lip 3-lobed, lower lip 2-lobed, glandular pubescent; corolla 6 – 10 mm long, 2-lipped, lower lip terminating in a spur, lavender | ||||||||
Fruits: | capsules erect, 3 – 5 mm long | ||||||||
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