Utricularia lateriflora, the small bladderwort,[1] is a small to medium-sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. lateriflora is endemic to Australia and can be found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. It grows as a terrestrial plant in sandy or peaty soils in heathland at lower altitudes. It was originally described and published by Robert Brown in 1810.[2]
Utricularia lateriflora | |
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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. lateriflora
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Binomial name | |
Utricularia lateriflora | |
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- ^ R. Rowe & E. A. Brown. "New South Wales Flora Online: Utricularia lateriflora". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.