Utricularia laxa

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. laxa"
binomial = "Utricularia laxa"
binomial_authority = A.St.-Hil. & Girard
synonyms =
*"U. colorata" Benj.
* ["U. cornuta" Benj.]
* ["U. juncea" Chodat & Hassler]
*"U. laxa" var. "guadichaudii" A.St.-Hil. & Girard

"Utricularia laxa" is a small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to South America and is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. "U. laxa" grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and at the margins of pools, usually at altitudes from near sea level to convert|1100|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. It was originally described and published by Augustin Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric de Girard in 1838.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References