Utricularia juncea, the southern bladderwort,[1] is a small to medium-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. juncea is native to Central, South, and North America. It grows as a terrestrial plant in marshes, swamps, and pools in shallow waters, mostly at lower altitudes. It was originally described and published by Martin Vahl in 1804.[2]
Synonyms
- Personula grandiflora Raf.
- Stomoisia juncea (Vahl) Barnhart
- S. virgatula (Barnhart) Barnhart
- Utricularia angulosa Poir.
- U. cornuta var. michauxii Gomez
- U. juncea f. minima S.F.Blake
- U. juncea f. virgatula (Barnhart) Fernald
- U. personata Leconte ex Elliott
- U. sclerocarpa Wright ex Sauvalle
- U. simplex Wright ex Sauvalle
- U. stricta G.Mey.
- U. virgatula Barnhart
See also
References
- ^ NRCS. "Utricularia juncea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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