Utricularia lasiocaulis

Taxobox
name = "Utricularia lasiocaulis"


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status =
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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Polypompholyx"
sectio = "Pleiochasia"
species = "U. lasiocaulis"
binomial = "Utricularia lasiocaulis"
binomial_authority = F.Muell. 1885

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

The species was named by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1885 and is characterised by large fanlike flowers in violet and yellow. [cite book| title=The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants| first=Peter| last=D'Amato| year=1998|pages=p228| publisher=Ten Speed Press| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=u4w7gntx2lgC| isbn=0898159156]

See also

* List of Utricularia species

References