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| Pinguicula vulgaris L. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Pinguicula | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Pinguicula vulgaris var. americana Gray | ||||||||
| Common Names: | common butterwort | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | Yukon Territory – Mackenzie District – Keewatin District – Ungava – southern Baffin Island – Labrador, south to southern British Columbia – southern Alberta – southeastern Saskatchewan – Manitoba – Ontario – Quebec – Nova Scotia – Newfoundland | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | widespread | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Aspen Parkland, Boreal Transition, Churchill River Upland, Athabasca Plain, Selwyn Lake Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | springy areas, marly fens, and northern lake shorelines | ||||||||
| Associated Species: | Carex aquatilis, Carex viridula, Larix laricina, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Parnassia palustris, Picea mariana, Trichophorum caespitosum, Vaccinium uliginosum, Viola nephrophylla | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S2S3 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Pinguicula vulgaris is rare or uncommon in Saskatchewan. Its occurrence is somewhat regionally restricted and population sizes vary. No threats are know or anticipated at the present time. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | commonly more than 10 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | taproot small | ||||||||
| Stems: | scapose, usually solitary, glabrous | ||||||||
| Leaves: | basal rosette, leaves 2 – 5 cm long, 1 – 2 cm wide, oblanceolate 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, pubescent; corolla to 2 cm long, 2-lipped, lower lip terminating in a spur, purplish-violet | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsules erect, 4 - 6 mm long | ||||||||
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