Utricularia lasiocaulis
| Utricularia lasiocaulis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Polypompholyx |
| Section: | Pleiochasia |
| Species: | U. lasiocaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia lasiocaulis F.Muell. 1885 | |
Utricularia lasiocaulis is an annual terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution ranges from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and into Queensland, Australia.[1]
The species was named by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1885 and is characterised by large fanlike flowers in violet and yellow.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- ↑ D'Amato, Peter (1998). The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press. p. 228. ISBN 0-89815-915-6.
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