List of Pinguicula species

The genus Pinguicula contains the 83 species of butterworts, belonging to the bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae). It has a natural distribution across most of the Northern Hemisphere, though over half of the species are concentrated in Mexico and Central America. Siegfried Jost Casper systematically divided them into three subgenera with 15 sections. Subsequent phylogenetic research showed that many of these groupings are polyphyletic, but they are used below.

This article is a list of the butterworts, the species of the genus Pinguicula. For general information on butterworts, please see the main article on Pinguicula.

Subgenus Isoloba

Pinguicula gigantea with prey. The insect was too large and was able to escape.

Section Agnata

Section Cardiophyllum

  • Pinguicula crystallina
    • Pinguicula crystallina subsp. hirtiflora
  • Pinguicula habilii[1]

Section Discoradix

  • Pinguicula casabitoana
  • Pinguicula lignicola

Section Heterophyllum

Section Isoloba

Subgenus Pinguicula

Section Crassifolia

Section Homophyllum

Section Longitubus

Section Nana

  • Pinguicula villosa – hairy butterwort

Section Orcheosanthus

Section Orchidioides

Section Pinguicula

  • Pinguicula balcanica – Balkanian butterwort
    • Pinguicula balcanica var. tenuilaciniata
  • Pinguicula corsica
  • Pinguicula grandiflora – large-flowered butterwort
    • Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea
  • Pinguicula leptoceras
  • Pinguicula longifolia – long-leaved butterwort
    • Pinguicula longifolia subsp. causensis
    • Pinguicula longifolia subsp. dertosensis
    • Pinguicula longifolia subsp. reichenbachiana
  • Pinguicula macroceras – California butterwort
    • Pinguicula macroceras var. macroceras
    • Pinguicula macroceras subsp. nortensis
  • Pinguicula mundi
  • Pinguicula nevadensis
  • Pinguicula poldinii
  • Pinguicula vallisneriifolia
  • Pinguicula vulgaris – common butterwort

Subgenus Temnoceras

Section Ampullipalatum

Pinguicula calyptrata from Ecuador, Cayambe Coca National Park, 3800 m

Section Micranthus

Section Temnoceras

  • Pinguicula clivorum
  • Pinguicula crenatiloba
  • Pinguicula emarginata
  • Pinguicula gracilis
  • Pinguicula immaculata

Incertae sedis

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