Utricularia geminiscapa

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Utricularia geminiscapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia
Section: Utricularia
Species: U. geminiscapa
Binomial name
Utricularia geminiscapa
Benj. (1847)

Utricularia geminiscapa is a perennial, medium-sized species of aquatic bladderwort. This species occurs naturally in the northeastern USA and Canada with one record from British Columbia in Western Canada. A small population is present near Westport in New Zealand where the species is thought to have recently naturalized- it was first recorded in this area in 1975.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bruce Salmon (2001) "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand" Ecosphere Publications