''Utricularia petersoniae'' is a small
annual carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans
Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryot ...
that belongs to the
genus ''
Utricularia''. ''U. petersoniae'', a
lithophyte, is
endemic to the
Mexican
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Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
state of
Guerrero. It was first published and described by
Peter Taylor in 1986. It is named in honor of
Kathleen M. Peterson, one of the collectors who first discovered this species.
[Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]
See also
*
List of ''Utricularia'' species
References
Carnivorous plants of North America
Flora of Guerrero
petersoniae
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