Pinguicula primuliflora
Primrose butterwort
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family)
Native to the southeastern United States
Oʻahu, Hawaii (Cultivated)
Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants that trap small insects on their leaves to use as a type of "fertilizer" since they live nutrient poor soils. This plant is growing on pumice rock.
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Pinguicula primuliflora
Primrose butterwort
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family)
Native to the southeastern United States
Oʻahu, Hawaii (Cultivated)
Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants that trap small insects on their leaves to use as a type of "fertilizer" since they live nutrient poor soils. This plant is growing on pumice rock.
1,438
views
10
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2
comments
Uploaded on March 4, 2013
Taken on February 25, 2013