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Class:	angiosperms
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Pinguicula
Description:	Terrestrial plants. Leaves in rosettes. Peduncle leafless, one-flowered.
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	species: 2
Habit (i)general appearance of a plant
Parasite status: (i)Is the plant a half- or full parasite?	no parasite/saprophyte (i)Plant fully autonomous, leaves with chlorophyll example: Most plants, Ranunculus inherited by family Lentibulariaceae: no parasite/saprophyte
Water or terrestrial plant: (i)Where do the plants grow?	water or swamp plant inherited by family Lentibulariaceae: water or swamp plant
Leaf (i)expanded, usually photosynthetic organ of a plant (including phylloclades)
Leaf veination: (i)Arrangement of the main veins of a leaf.	pinnate (i)One main vein, several side veins, sometimes inconspicuous example: Cicerbita inherited by family Lentibulariaceae: pinnate
Root / shoot below ground (i)plant part below ground (in most cases), including below ground shoots, without leaves
Root type: (i)Organisation of the roots.	allorhizous (i)Plant with a conspicuous tap root, one larger tap root with side roots example: Dicotyledonae inherited by order Lamiales: allorhizous