Pinguicula grandiflora
Ecology
A rosette-forming, insectivorous perennial herb, overwintering as a rootless bud which also functions as a vegetative propagule. It is found on wet rocks, flushed moorland and acidic bogs. 0-855 m (Macgillycuddy`s Reeks, S. Kerry).
Status
Trends
There has been little change in the native Irish range of P. grandiflora, where this species may be locally abundant. It has been planted in damp places and is occasionally naturalised in Britain.
World Distribution
Oceanic Temperate element.
Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 8
Reaction (Ellenberg): 4
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 2
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 5.1
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.7
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1270
Height (cm): 8
Perennation - primary
Life Form - primary
Woodiness
Clonality - primary
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 0
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 74
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
JNCC Designations
PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish plants. (.zip 1455KB) This dataset was compiled and published in 2004, and last updated in November 2008. Download includes an Excel spreadsheet of the attributes, and a PDF explaining the background and nomenclature. Note that the PDF version is the booklet as published, whereas the Excel spreadsheet incorporates subsequent corrections. A hardcopy can be purchased from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
Atlas text references
Atlas (239a)
Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. Volume 2. 2 vols,
, Jena, (1978)
Flora of County Kerry,
, Dublin, (1916)
Comment on Clonality