Utricularia violacea, the violet bladderwort,[1] is an annual, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its native range includes Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania.[2]

Utricularia violacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx
Section: Utricularia sect. Pleiochasia
Species:
U. violacea
Binomial name
Utricularia violacea
R.Br. 1810
Synonyms

U. perminuta F.Muell. 1868

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Utricularia violacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.