Utricularia volubilis

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Utricularia volubilis
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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. volubilis
Binomial name
Utricularia volubilis
R.Br. 1810

Utricularia volubilis, the twining bladderwort, [1] is a perennial, affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to the southwestern coastal region of Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. "Utricularia volubilis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.