Pinguicula esseriana is a small carnivorous plant in the genus Pinguicula, the butterworts.[1] It is native to Mexico but is frost-tolerant despite its tropical habitat.[2]
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| Pinguicula esseriana in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Pinguicula |
| Species: | P. esseriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinguicula esseriana B.Kirchn.
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- ^ Kirchner, Bernd (1981). "Pinguicula esseriana (Lentibulariaceae) - eine neue Art aus Mexiko". Willdenowia (in German). 11 (2): 317–319. ISSN 0511-9618. JSTOR 3996018.
- ^ Cumo, Christopher (2013-04-25). Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia [3 volumes]: From Acacia to Zinnia. ABC-CLIO. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-59884-775-8.
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