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Asian Bladderwort

ආසියානු බ්ලැඩර්වර්ට්

Utricularia uliginosa

Least concern

Asian Bladderwort
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Overview

Utricularia uliginosa, the Asian bladderwort, is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Australia. U. uliginosa grows as a terrestrial or subaquatic plant in seasonally flooded shallow pools with sandy soils or on banks and among rocky stream beds at low altitudes. It was originally described by Martin Vahl in 1804.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Utricularia uliginosa — CC BY-SA 4.0