'''''Utricularia praelonga''''' is a medium to large sized [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[carnivorous plant]] that belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Utricularia]]''. ''U. praelonga'', a terrestrial species, is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[South America]], where it is found in northern [[Argentina]], southern [[Brazil]], and [[Paraguay]].<ref name="Taylor 1989">Taylor, Peter. (1989). ''The genus ''Utricularia'': A taxonomic monograph.'' Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.</ref>