Utricularia simplex

Utricularia simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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

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

References

  1. "Utricularia simplex". 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.

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