Utricularia linearis

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Utricularia linearis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Species:
U. linearis
Binomial name
Utricularia linearis

Utricularia linearis is a carnivorous plant belonging to the genus Utricularia . It is known only from a single unnamed lagoon in Howard Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. [1]

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References

  1. Wakabayashi, H. 2010. "Utricularia linearis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from the Howard Springs, Northern Territory, Australia" (PDF). Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society 61(4): 88–92.