Utricularia subulata
Appearance
Utricularia subulata | |
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A naturalized population of U. subulata in Mendocino County, California. | |
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. Setiscapella |
Species: | U. subulata
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Binomial name | |
Utricularia subulata |
Utricularia subulata, the zigzag bladderwort,[1] is a small annual, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is the most widely distributed species in the genus, being almost pantropical.[2]
It is native to the Americas, Africa, and Australia[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Utricularia subulata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- ^ "Utricularia subulata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
External links
[edit]- Utricularia subulata in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.