Utricularia amethystina

Taxobox
name = Bladderwort

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image_width = 225px
image_caption = "Utricularia amethystina"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Foliosa"
species = "U. amethystina"
binomial = "Utricularia amethystina"
binomial_authority = Salzm. ex St.Hil. & Gir., 1838

"Utricularia amethystina" (or Florida Purple Bladderwort) is a variable species of terrestrial bladderwort native to Bolivia, Brasil, Guyana, Peru, and south-east Florida. The small flowers can be purple, lilac, white, bluish, cream, or bright yellow, and are also highly variable in size and shape.

References

*Taylor,P. "The genus Utricularia – a taxonomic monograph." – Kew Bulletin additional series XIV, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=UTAM USDA Plant Profile page]
* [http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Utricularia.html Index of Utricularia photos online]
* [http://www.carnivorousplants.org International Carnivorous Plant Society]