Utricularia lasiocaulis
Utricularia lasiocaulis is an annual terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution ranges from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and into Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Utricularia lasiocaulis | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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. lasiocaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia lasiocaulis F.Muell. 1885 | |
The species was named by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1885 and is characterised by large fanlike flowers in violet and yellow.[2]
See also
References
- Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- D'Amato, Peter (1998). The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press. pp. 228. ISBN 0-89815-915-6.
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