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Utricularia minor

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Utricularia minor
Scientific classification Edit this 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. minor
Binomial name
Utricularia minor
Synonyms
  • Lentibularia minor (L.) Raf.
  • [U. ? exoleta Hand.-Mazz.]
  • U. minor var. multispinosa Miki
  • U. multispinosa (Miki) Miki
  • U. nepalensis Kitamura
  • [U. punctata P.Taylor]
  • U. rogersiana Lace
  • Xananthes minor (L.) Raf.

Utricularia minor, the lesser bladderwort,[1] is a small, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is usually found affixed to the substrate but it can also survive suspended in a body of water. U. minor is a circumboreal species and is found in North America, Asia, and Europe.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Utricularia minor​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.