Utricularia bisquamata

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 2 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.
Width: 3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: orange, yellow, white
Scientific Names

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Utricularia bisquamata is a small 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 peaty soils among mosses by streams or wet depressions at altitudes from near sea level to 1200 m ft 0 in South Africa and up to 2250 km ft 0 in Angola. It was originally described and published by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1824.[1]

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References

  1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia: A taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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