About striped bladderwort
Utricularia striatula is a small carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is widespread from tropical Africa to New Guinea. U. striatula grows as a lithophyte or epiphyte on wet rocks or tree trunks at altitudes from near sea level to 3,300 m (10,827 ft). It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia striatula
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- LENTIBULARIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On wet rocks in grasslands
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical & S. Africa, India, Indo-China,Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Tamil
- யூட்ரிகுலேரியா ஸ்ட்ரையேட்டுலா
Botanical family
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
striped bladderwort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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