Utricularia multifida
Utricularia multifida, commonly called pink petticoat or fairy aprons, is a terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the bladderwort genus, Utricularia, of family Lentibulariaceae.[1] It is endemic to the south west corner of Western Australia.[2] It was once placed in a separate genus as Polypompholyx multifida.
Utricularia multifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx |
Section: | Utricularia sect. Polypompholyx |
Species: | U. multifida |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia multifida | |
Synonyms | |
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See also
References
- Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- "Utricularia multifida distribution". Florabase: The Western Australia Flora. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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