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Pinguicula antarctica

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Pinguicula antarctica is a species of carnivorous plant from the genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae, described by Vahl. It is a perennial homophyllous butterwort found in temperate rainforests or peat bogs of southern Chile and Argentinian Patagonia.[1][2][3][4]

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Pinguicula antarctica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. antarctica
Binomial name
Pinguicula antarctica
Vahl
Synonyms

Pinguicula obtusa Herb. Banks ex Benj.
Pinguicula magellanica Commers. ex Franch.

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