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Pinguicula longifolia ssp. longifolia



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I think that this is the most beautiful and unexpected of the Pinguiculas. It grows in the Pyrenees on both sides of the border. I have only seen it on the French side. The Spanish populations are said to less accessible.
Photographed near Gavarnie in the French Pyrennees.



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Plants in this population were very variable. All had large showy flowers, but the shade of purple and the size of the white throat varied widely. The dark rock has a film of spring water running down it , and supports a population of Pinguicula. The pale rock is dry as dust, and does not.




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