Utricularia petersoniae

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

Utricularia petersoniae is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. petersoniae, a lithophyte, is endemic to the Mexican state of Guerrero. It was first published and described by Peter Taylor in 1986. It is named in honor of K. M. Peterson, one of the collectors who first discovered this species.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

[edit] References