About Grass-leaved Bladder-wort
Utricularia graminifolia is a small perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to Asia, where it can be found in Burma, China, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. U. graminifolia grows as a terrestrial or affixed subaquatic plant in wet soils or in marshes, usually at lower altitudes but ascending to 1,500 m (4,921 ft) in Burma. It was originally described and published by Martin Vahl in 1804. It has also recently been grown in planted aquaria. It is however not a true aquatic species, as seen in species from Utricularia subg. Utricularia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia graminifolia
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- LENTIBULARIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist places in grasslands
- Native to
- China, India, Myanmar, Sri lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri lanka, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Grass-leaved Bladder-wort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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