Butterwort vs Large-flowered Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris compared with Pinguicula grandiflora

Key Differences

• Butterwort is Extinct while Large-flowered Butterwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	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 vulgaris	Pinguicula grandiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterwort

EX — Extinct

Large-flowered Butterwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Butterwort

The Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) is a species in the genus Pinguicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway