Alpine Butterwort vs grassette velue

Pinguicula alpina compared with Pinguicula villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Butterwort	grassette velue
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Butterwort and grassette velue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pinguicula.

Conservation Status

Alpine Butterwort

LC — Least Concern

grassette velue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Butterwort	grassette velue
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.

grassette velue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden