Pinguicula lithophytica
Pinguicula lithophytica is a butterwort endemic to the Trinidad (Escambray) mountains of central Cuba, described in 2008 by Panfet-Valdés and Temple and placed near P. jackii in section Agnata. Herbarium labels describe it as locally common on shaded, wet limestone cliffs under low dense forest at about 900 m. Grow it like other Cuban cliff butterworts: mounted or potted in a mineral limestone mix, bright shade, high humidity and warm, fairly even temperatures.
Where it grows wild
Vertical and steep limestone faces in the Trinidad Mountains (Sierra del Escambray), shaded by low dense forest and kept wet by seepage and frequent rain. The plant roots into crevices and thin films of moss and organic matter on the rock.
Herbarium and type material give about 900 m (El Naranjo, Los Tornos, El Sopapo), a cool-for-Cuba montane level.
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