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Pinguicula alpina (4756' N 1543' E)

Image of Pinguicula alpina L.

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2010.04.25 Austria, Lower Austria, district Lilienfeld, on wet limestone cliff (near Fensterbach in Halbachtal 580 m AMSL).Not yet flowering, with insect caught in the leaf on the right-hand side: Pinguicula grows on poor soil and adds nutrients by catching insects.Quite rare but not uncommon in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria.German name: Alpen-FettkrautID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd)

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