Back to photostream

Pinguicula alpina (47°56' N 15°43' E)

2010.04.25 Austria, Lower Austria, district Lilienfeld, on wet limestone cliff (near Fensterbach in Halbachtal 580 m AMSL).

Flowering in (april) may/june (till august).

This plant is a predator - it catches insects with their leaves.

Quite rare but not uncommon in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria.

German name: Alpen-Fettkraut

ID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd)

240 views
0 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on April 28, 2010
Taken on April 25, 2010