Utricularia helix

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Utricularia helix
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx
Section: Utricularia sect. Pleiochasia
Species:
U. helix
Binomial name
Utricularia helix
P.Taylor 1986

Utricularia helix is an annual affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to Western Australia. [1]

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References

  1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.