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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Lentibulariaceae | | |familia=Lentibulariaceae |
− | |genus=Utricularia | + | |genus=Utricularia |
| |species=bisquamata | | |species=bisquamata |
| |habit=herbaceous | | |habit=herbaceous |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=11 | | |max_zone=11 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Utricularia bisquamata flora.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Utricularia bisquamata''''' is a small [[annual plant|annual]] [[carnivorous plant]] that belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Utricularia]]''. It is native to southern [[Africa]], where it can be found in [[Angola]], [[Lesotho]], [[Madagascar]], [[Namibia]], and [[South Africa]]. ''U. bisquamata'' grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or [[peat]]y soils among mosses by streams or wet depressions at altitudes from near sea level to {{convert|1200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in South Africa and up to {{convert|2250|km|ft|0|abbr=on}} in Angola. It was originally described and published by [[Franz Paula von Schrank]] in 1824.<ref name="Taylor 1989">Taylor, Peter. (1989). ''The genus ''Utricularia'': A taxonomic monograph.'' Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.</ref> |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |