Alpine Butterwort vs Large-flowered Butterwort

Pinguicula alpina compared with Pinguicula grandiflora

Key Differences

• Alpine Butterwort is Least Concern while Large-flowered Butterwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Butterwort	Large-flowered Butterwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lentibulariaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus same	Pinguicula	Pinguicula
Species	Pinguicula alpina	Pinguicula grandiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Butterwort and Large-flowered Butterwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pinguicula.

Conservation Status

Alpine Butterwort

LC — Least Concern

Large-flowered Butterwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Butterwort	Large-flowered Butterwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Butterwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Large-flowered Butterwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Alpine Butterwort

The Alpine Butterwort (Pinguicula alpina) is a species in the genus Pinguicula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway