''Utricularia bremii'' is a small, suspended or affixed aquatic
carnivorous plant
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that belongs to the
genus
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''
Utricularia'' (family
Lentibulariaceae). It is a
perennial plant
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that was named in honour of
Jacob Bremi. Its native distribution includes central and western
Europe
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.
[Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]
See also
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List of Utricularia species
There are around 240 species in the genus ''Utricularia'', belonging to the bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae). It is the largest genus of carnivorous plants and has a worldwide distribution, being absent only from Antarctica and the oceanic ...
References
Carnivorous plants of Europe
Flora of Denmark
Flora of France
Flora of Germany
Flora of Italy
bremii
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