Pinguicula dertosensis
A temperate butterwort of Spain named after Tortosa (Roman Dertosa), described from the dripping limestone cliffs of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit. It is often treated as a subspecies of P. longifolia. It hangs long, strap-shaped leaves from wet vertical rock in summer and retreats to a winter bud (hibernaculum). It needs constantly wet limestone, cool shade and a cold winter rest.
Where it grows wild
Dripping, shaded limestone cliffs, tufa and wet overhangs near springs and streams in gorges. Records from southern Spain place it on similar wet calcareous rocks in mountain ranges.
Records span 0-1800 m, with a median of 650 m (73 records with elevations). The measured sites are between 600 and 1700 m.
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