Utricularia alpina

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Utricularia alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Utricularia Section: Orchidioides Species: U. alpina
Binomial name
Utricularia alpina Jacq.
Synonyms
Orchyllium alpinum (Jacq.) Barnhart U. grandiflora Pers. U. montana Jacq. U. montana Poir.

Utricularia alpina is a medium-sized terrestrial or epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. alpina is native to the Antilles and northern South America, where it is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. In the Antilles it can be found in Dominica, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Trinidad.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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