Pinguicula vulgaris L.
(Common Butterwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
GenusPinguicula (butterworts)
FamilyLENTIBULARIACEAE (butterworts and bladderworts)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort) :
1: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
14 Jul 2012 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Plants - in situImage 2: Plants - in situ (2)
2: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
13 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Plant with flowers
3: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
In Sphagnum patch beside hill stream
Image 1: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in situ - close-up (3)
4: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Growing on mud beside hill stream
Image 1: Plants
5: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
20 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO15 56° 40’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: East Perthshire (VC 89) Scotland
Image 1: Leaf rosette - close-upImage 2: Leaf rosette - close-up (2)
6: Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
6 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG12 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Leaf rosette - close-upImage 2: PlantsImage 3: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 4: Flower - side view - enlarged

Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butterwort)
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