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Horned butterwort (Pinguicula macroceras)

Pinguicula macroceras plants in flower.

Photo Credit: André Giraldi
  • Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Lentibulariaceae
  • State: AB, AK, BC, CA, ID, MT, MT, OR, WA
  • Nature Serve ID: 139335
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Categories of Interest: Carnivorous Plants
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Horned butterwort (Pinguicula macroceras) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Horned butterwort can be found in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Which CPC Partners conserve Horned butterwort (Pinguicula macroceras)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 09/25/2024
  • Seed Collection Orthodox Seed Banking

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden collected seed from two Pinguicula macroceras populations in the wild in Northern California in 2020 as part of the California Plant Rescue initiative.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Pinguicula macroceras
Authority Link
Family Lentibulariaceae
CPC Number 9610
ITIS 34438
USDA PIMA7
Duration Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names Pinguicula macroceras
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Washington SNR
Idaho SNR
Oregon SNR
Alaska S4
Montana S3
Montana S3
Alberta SNR
British Columbia S5
Ecological Relationships

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