The smallest Pinguicula flower in the world!

[UnstuckinTime]

At least, it LOOKS like it could be.

My P. lusitcanicae are blooming right now, and I happened to catch one actually open. And after a half-hour of fighting with my less-than-awesome camera, I was able to produce these. If you have any pictures of this plant, don't hesitate to add!!

-Cj

 

[Exo]

How small is it actually?

 

[UnstuckinTime]

Sorry about that. Just checked, and the length straight across is only about 5mm (about a fifth of an inch)!

 

[Exo]

Sorry about that. Just checked, and the length straight across is only about 5mm (about a fifth of an inch)!

Woah......TINY!

 

[Wire Man]

That is small!

 

[epbb]

Very small but not the smallest.

I have in mind P. crenatiloba :
flowers extremely small, 1.5-2mm long

more here : http://www.pinguicula.org/A_world_of_Pinguicula_2/Pages/Postcard_20.htm

but maybe that this new unpublished mexican species is the tiniest in the world :

more here :
http://www.pinguicula.org/A_world_of_Pinguicula_2/Pages/Postcard_5.htm

 

[Adam]

Woah!

 

[gill_za]

Woah!

That's what the flower said when it saw those gigantic fingers closing in!!

 

[epbb]

That's Fernando Rivadavia 's fingers...

 

[jimscott]

That's Fernando Rivadavia 's fingers...

He's got a very large plain whorl!

 

[jeff 2]

I am OK with ERIC.

an other ping have the same small flower than P.lusitanica , a US endemic P.pumila

jeff