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butterwort

Insectivorous plant belonging to the bladderwort family, with purplish flowers and a rosette of flat leaves covered with a sticky substance that traps insects. (Genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae.)



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PINGUICULA GRANDIFLORA Flies are the main food for these plants and droseras and pinguicula catch them with superstrong insect glue and sheer muscle power.
 
 
 
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