''Pinguicula grandiflora'', commonly known as the large-flowered

butterwort ''Pinguicula'', commonly known as the butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous flowering plants in the family Lentibulariaceae. They use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition ...

, is a

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout ...

insectivorous plant in the

Lentibulariaceae Lentibulariaceae is a family of carnivorous plants containing three genera: ''Genlisea'', the corkscrew plants; ''Pinguicula'', the butterworts; and ''Utricularia'', the bladderworts. The genera ''Polypompholyx'' (two species of pink petticoats ...

family. One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus. The plant is native to parts of Europe; such as France, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, It is not native to Great Britain, but has been introduced in a few places in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. It has also been introduced to Czechoslovakia. There are 2 known subspecies; * ''Pinguicula grandiflora'' subsp. ''grandiflora'' * ''Pinguicula grandiflora'' subsp. ''rosea''

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Carnivorous plants of Europe grandiflora Flora of Great Britain Flora of Ireland Flora of France Flora of Spain Flora of Andorra Flora of Switzerland Plants described in 1789 {{Lentibulariaceae-stub