Utricularia foliosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia |
Section: | Utricularia |
Species: | U. foliosa |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia foliosa L. 1752 |
Utricularia foliosa, the leafy bladderwort,[1] is a large suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is probably a perennial plant. U. foliosa is native to Africa and North and South America, widely distributed among many countries.[2]