Utricularia parthenopipes

(Utricularia parthenopipes)

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Description

Utricularia parthenopipes is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. parthenopipes is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils over sandstone rocks at altitudes from 500 m (1,640 ft) to 1,500 m (4,921 ft). It flowers between January and June in its native range. U. parthenopipes was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1986.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lentibulariaceae
Genus:Utricularia
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