Utricularia limosa

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Utricularia limosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia
Section: Nelipus
Species: U. limosa
Binomial name
Utricularia limosa
R.Br. 1810
Synonyms

Nelipus limosa

(R.Br.) Raf. 1838

U. verticillata

Benj. 1847

Utricularia limosa is a terrestrial or subaquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to Australia and Southeast Asia with distributions in China, Laos, Malaysia, New Guinea, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.[1]

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