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#pinguicula seems like a good name for a Spanish penguin Dracula
thebashfulbotanist · 2 years
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The only carnivorous plant that I saw in Scotland - Pinguicula vulgaris, common butterwort, which seemed fairly abundant around Glen Nevis. Sadly, none were in flower in May! P. vulgaris is a circumboreal plant, and I’ve also seen it Washington State and Canada. Its leaves are covered in sort of sticky, slimy fluids and digestive enzymes to trap and breakdown insects, which give it a buttery feeling. 
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