Utricularia geminiscapa

Utricularia geminiscapa, the hiddenfruit bladderwort,[1] is a perennial, medium-sized species of aquatic bladderwort. This species occurs naturally in the northeastern United States and Canada with one record from British Columbia in Western Canada. A small population is present near Westport in New Zealand where the species is thought to have recently naturalized- it was first recorded in this area in 1975.[2]

Utricularia geminiscapa
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. geminiscapa
Binomial name
Utricularia geminiscapa
Benj. (1847)
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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Utricularia geminiscapa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  2. Bruce Salmon (2001) "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand" Ecosphere Publications


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