Pinguicula balcanica

Balkan Butterwort

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Common name

Balkan Butterwort

Scientific name

Pinguicula balcanica Casper.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial carnivorous plant. Flowering stems are 4-5 (10) cm high. Flowering May-August [Markova, 1995].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: Stara Planina (Balkan) (western and middle), Vitosha Region, The Rila, The Pirin, The Rhodopes (western and middle) and West Frontier Mountains [Markova, 1995].

General distribution

Balkan endemic species.

Pinguicula balcanica на български

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