Pinguicula balcanica, also known as the Balkanian butterwort, is a perennial carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. It is endemic to the Balkans, where it grows in wet, nutrient-poor environments like bogs and marshes.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pinguicula balcanica being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pinguicula leptoceras
- Pinguicula vulgaris
- Pinguicula macroceras
- Pinguicula grandiflora
- Pinguicula corsica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
- Species
- Pinguicula balcanica
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