Utricularia perversa

Utricularia perversa is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably most closely related to U. radiata. U. perversa is endemic to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Guanajuato. It is found at altitudes around 2,000 metres (6,561.7 ft) in shallow pools of water.[1]

Utricularia perversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:
U. perversa
Binomial name
Utricularia perversa

See also

References

  1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


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