Pinguicula filifolia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
- Species
- Pinguicula filifolia
- Scientific Name
- Pinguicula filifolia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pinguicula filifolia
Pinguicula filifolia, is a carnivorous species of plant found predominantly in western Cuba and some of the neighboring regions. It was discovered by Charles Wright in 1866. It is a tropical plant that uses sticky secretions on its leaves to catch small insects, pollen, and other plant debris to help supplement its own nutrition. It thrives in swamp like white sand savannahs with high temperatures and humidity.
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