Utricularia perversa

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Utricularia perversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia
Section: Utricularia
Species: U. perversa
Binomial name
Utricularia perversa
P.Taylor

Utricularia perversa is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably most closely related to U. radiata. U. perversa is endemic to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Guanajuato. It is found at altitudes around 2,000 metres (6,561.7 ft) in shallow pools of water.[1]

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