Utricularia foliosa

Utricularia foliosa, the leafy bladderwort,[1] is a large suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is probably a perennial plant. U. foliosa is native to Africa and North and South America, widely distributed among many countries.[2]

Utricularia foliosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:
U. foliosa
Binomial name
Utricularia foliosa

See also

References

  1. "Utricularia foliosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


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