Pinguicula grandiflora
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Lentibulariaceae›Pinguicula›Pinguicula grandiflora
Ecology
A rosette-forming, insectivorous perennial herb, overwintering as a rootless bud which also functions as a vegetative propagule. It is found on wet rocks, flushed moorland and acidic bogs. 0-855 m (Macgillycuddy`s Reeks, S. Kerry).
Status
Native
Trends
There has been little change in the native Irish range of P. grandiflora, where this species may be locally abundant. It has been planted in damp places and is occasionally naturalised in Britain.
World Distribution
Oceanic Temperate element.
© K.J. Walker, BSBI
Burren
© K.J. Walker, BSBI
Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 8
Reaction (Ellenberg): 4
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 2
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 5.1
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.7
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1270
Height (cm): 8
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Detaching ramets at or below ground
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 0
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 74
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004185
Atlas text references
Atlas (239a)
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1978. Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. Volume 2. 2 vols.
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1916. Flora of County Kerry.
Comment on Clonality