Utricularia simplex

Species of carnivorous plant

Utricularia simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section: Utricularia sect. Australes
Species:
U. simplex
Binomial name
Utricularia simplex
R.Br.

Utricularia simplex, commonly known as bluecoats,[1] is a very small perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. simplex is endemic to Western Australia. It grows as a terrestrial plant in peaty soils in heathland or swamps at altitudes near sea level. It was originally described and published by Robert Brown in 1810.[2]

See also

  • List of Utricularia species

References

  1. ^ "Utricularia simplex". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

Media related to Utricularia simplex at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Utricularia simplex


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