Utricularia laxa

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Utricularia laxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Bivalvaria Section: Oligocista Species: U. laxa
Binomial name
Utricularia laxa A.St.-Hil. & Girard
Synonyms
U. colorata Benj. [U. cornuta Benj.] [U. juncea Chodat & Hassler] U. laxa var. guadichaudii A.St.-Hil. & Girard

Utricularia laxa is a small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to South America and is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. U. laxa grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and at the margins of pools, usually at altitudes from near sea level to 1,100 m (3,609 ft). 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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