Pinguicula L.
(butterworts)

Interactions where Pinguicula is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
leaf is predator of INSECTA true insects Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lentibulariaceae/Pinguicula/Pinguiculabutterwortsleaf Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insects

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press

Pinguicula (butterworts) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Pinguicula alpina
Alpine Butterwort
Species 1 trophisms
Pinguicula grandiflora
Large-flowered Butterwort
Species 1 trophisms
Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort
Species 7 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pinguicula (butterworts)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Marren, P. 2002 The deadly world of Britain’s carnivorous plants British Wildlife Vol 13, No 5: 327-334.

Pinguicula (butterworts) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pinguicula (butterworts):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 40 images of Pinguicula (butterworts)
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