Utricularia lasiocaulis

Utricularia lasiocaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. lasiocaulis
Binomial name
Utricularia lasiocaulis

Utricularia lasiocaulis is an annual terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution ranges from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and into Queensland, Australia.[1]

The species was named by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1885 and is characterised by large fanlike flowers in violet and yellow.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
  2. ^ D'Amato, Peter (1998). The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press. pp. 228. ISBN 0-89815-915-6.


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