No, the "?" is just to leave it open to anyone who may have additional identifying information. The synonym is supposed to be
Pinguicula stolonifera and though these are very easy to propagate (many leaves for pullings). I have yet to see them exhibit the trait of stolon production (they are most likely not
Pinguicula stolonifera). The petals are narrow and come to very sharp points and they have obvious petioles with a fringe of prominent hairs (though they do not appear to be as hirsute as
Pinguicula orchidioides as shown in the photos in Fernando's Postcard N°5 --
Postcard N°5) .
I suspect this plant may possibly be different form of
Pinguicula oblongiloba or even a mimic for
Pinguicula orchidioides, perhaps possibly even a form of
Pinguicula moranensis, as has already been mentioned.
If this is a form of
Pinguicula moranensis imitating a different species - how would this be determined? If this is
Pinguicula oblongiloba - how would identification be certain?
Though I love
Pinguicula I am sometimes frustrated by the amount of misidentification that exists (though I'm sure it could be much worse). I try to be as discriminating as possible in order to avoid magnifying the confusion. BobZ has really helped my task by organizing and consolidating existing web-based photographic information. Still there are conundrums to be unraveled.
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Pinguicula moranensis (var. orchidioides), a purported mimic of
Pinguicula orchidioides.
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Pinguicula orchidioides --- mention has been made that this species is not in general cultivation. Could a positive identification be made by observation of the wet, nape-hair, look of the petiole? Do other
Pinguicula species exhibit this trait?
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Pinguicula stolonifera