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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pinguicula involucrata

Pinguicula involucrata A.DC. (1844) was published with an error flag (sphalm.) and appears to be a misspelling of Pinguicula involuta, the Andean butterwort of Peru and Bolivia. Grow it as P. involuta: cool, humid, bright highland conditions without a winter rosette.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Treated here as P. involuta: humid montane grassland and cloud forest edges of the Andes, among mosses and on wet banks.

As P. involuta, roughly 2400-3400 m.

PeruBolivia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.