''Utricularia subulata'', the zigzag bladderwort,
is a small
annual, terrestrial
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'' (family
Lentibulariaceae). It is the most widely distributed species in the genus, being almost
pantropical.
[Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]
It is native to the Northern Territory found in the Darwin Coastal, Tiwi Island and Cobourg Peninsula regions.
See also
*
List of ''Utricularia'' species
References
External links
''Utricularia subulata''in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
Carnivorous plants of Africa
Carnivorous plants of Asia
Carnivorous plants of Central America
Carnivorous plants of Europe
Carnivorous plants of North America
Carnivorous plants of South America
subulata
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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