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Pinguicula
alpina
Linnaeus (1753)
Map
with
the probable distribution area of P. alpina.
Habitat
of
P. alpina along
a creek in an alpine meadow at Albulapass, Graubünden,
Switzerland, at an elevation of 2320 m.
21st July 2004
Habitat
of
P. alpina on a moist and shady slope in a
mountain forest (Arcino valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
region, Italy). With an elevation of about 550 m
this is one of lowland habitats of P. alpina in
the Alps.
3rd June 2013
Habitat
of
P. alpina at Hochzillertal, Tyrol, Austria,
located at 2050 m above sea level.
27th June 2016
Group
of
plants in summer rosette (Oulanka National Park,
Finland) growing at wet spots directly on limestone
rocks or in mosses. Under shady conditions the plants
have more green leaves and the leaf margin is less
involute.
3rd July 2006
2
adult plants in summer rosette (Hochzillertal, Tyrol,
Austria). The lower side of the upturned margin
shows as reddish-brown coloration, while the upper
side of the leaf is light green. Only the upper side of
the leaves are covered in glandular hairs, which serve
to catch prey.
27th June 2016
Plant
growing
under direct sunlight. The leaf margin is strongly
involute.
27th June 2016
Winter
bud
(hibernaculum) of P. alpina (in culture).
Typical for this species are the thick and long roots,
that do not die off over winter.
13th October 2016
Group
of
flowering plants of P. alpina growing in mosses.
27th June 2016
Group
of
plants along a creek. Plants do not grow directly along
the running water but more at wet,
waterlogged places a little further away from the
stream.
27th June 2016
Front view
of
two flower of P. alpina (Albulapass,
Graubünden, Switzerland). The petals of the upper
lobes are significantly smaller compared to the lobes of
the lower lip. The sepals of the calyx are notched
and joined up to two third.
21st July 2004
Close
up
of two flowers. The yellow coloured palate located on
the middle lobe of the lower lip consists of 2
humps or bladders, that are covered with yellow hairs.
27th June 2016
Front
view
of a flower of P. alpina (Oulanka National Park,
Finland). The yellow spot of the palate is entended by 2
yellow traits, Due to the shady growing conditions the
calyx and the flower scape are of a green colour.
15th July 2006
Front
view
of a flower (Hochzillertal, Tyrol, Austria). This flower
has a prominent yellow spot that is extending on the
large and broad middle lobe of the lower lip. The margin
of the lower lobes are slightly ondulated.
27th June 2016
Front
view
of a flower.On the inner side of the throat (ventral and
lateral) there are serveral rows of white hairs which
are pointing backwards. The inside of the tube is
covered with parallel veination.
27th June 2016
Lateral
view
of a flower (Hochzillertal, Tyrol, Austria). The funnel
shaped tube is slightly curved, covered with parallel
veination and is continued by the short conical spur.
27th June 2016
Lateral
view
of a flower (Albulapass, Graubünden,
Switzerland).
Beside
a yellow-brown colour the veins can also be of a pale
lilac colour. The spur is relatively short and can
be conical or club-shaped with a rounded to
slightly pointed tip.
21st
July
2004
Plants
with
immature seed pots (Klausenpass, Uri, Switzerland)
growing in mosses on a limestone cliff.
31st July 2016
Typically
elongated
pear-shaped seed pods of P. alpina (Heidialm
close to Bergün, Graubünden, Switzerland). The flower
scape is of a dark red-brown colour and sporadically
showing glandular hairs. Also the seed pods are covered
with glandular hairs.
23th July 2004
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