Pinguicula zecheri
A Mexican butterwort from the pine-oak and cloud forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, with a few records from Oaxaca, mostly around 2,000–2,500 m near Puerto del Gallo and Filo de Caballo. Like most Mexican species it follows the monsoon: sticky carnivorous leaves in the wet, mild summer and a compact succulent rosette through the long, dry winter. In cultivation it wants cool-to-mild temperatures, bright light, a mineral mix and a clearly drier winter.
Where it grows wild
Recorded from the montane forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur, a zone of pine-oak and cloud forest with very wet summers and almost rainless winters. Species-specific habitat notes are scarce; like most Mexican butterworts it is expected to grow on damp rock faces and steep, mossy banks where it gets bright light without being swamped by competitors.
Recorded elevations are 38–2,519 m with a median of 2,050 m. The labelled Guerrero records sit at about 2,000–2,500 m; the lowest values are almost certainly georeferencing errors.
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