Utricularia erectiflora

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Utricularia erectiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Bivalvaria Section: Oligocista Species: U. erectiflora
Binomial name
Utricularia erectiflora A.St.-Hil. & Girard
Synonyms
Stomoisia spicata (Sylvén) Gleason U. cearana Steyerm. U. dicardia Standl. [U. juncea Standl.] U. micrantha Benj. U. spicata Sylvén

Utricularia erectiflora is a small, probably perennial, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to Central and South America and can be found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Venezuela. U. erectiflora grows as a terrestrial plant in wet, sandy savannas, wet grasslands, or marshes. It was originally described and published by Augustin Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric de Girard in 1838.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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