Utricularia juncea

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Utricularia juncea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Bivalvaria
Section: Stomoisia
Species: U. juncea
Binomial name
Utricularia juncea
Vahl

Utricularia juncea is a small to medium sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. juncea is native to Central, South, and North America. It grows as a terrestrial plant in marshes, swamps, and pools in shallow waters, mostly at lower altitudes. It was originally described and published by Martin Vahl in 1804.[1]

[edit] Synonyms

  • Personula grandiflora Raf.
  • Stomoisia juncea (Vahl) Barnhart
  • S. virgatula (Barnhart) Barnhart
  • Utricularia angulosa Poir.
  • U. cornuta var. michauxii Gomez
  • U. juncea f. minima S.F.Blake
  • U. juncea f. virgatula (Barnhart) Fernald
  • U. personata Leconte ex Elliott
  • U. sclerocarpa Wright ex Sauvalle
  • U. simplex Wright ex Sauvalle
  • U. stricta G.Mey.
  • U. virgatula Barnhart

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia: A taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


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