Plant Details

Accepted name:: Pinguicula vulgaris L. [Lentibulariaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 6

Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. anzalonei Peruzzi & F.Conti

Pinguicula vulgaris f. bicolor (Nordst. ex Fr.) Neuman

Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. bohemica (Krajina) Domin

Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. ernica Peruzzi & F.Conti

Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. vestina F.Conti & Peruzzi

Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bog violet	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
butterwort	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common butterwort	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
erba da taglio	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
grasilla	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
sanicle	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
tätört	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Pinguicula borealis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 90 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Pinguicula vulgaris	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Pinguicula vulgaris L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Pinguicula vulgaris

Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Pinguicula vulgaris L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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