Kingdom Plantae Family Lentibulariaceae Subgenus Bivalvaria Scientific name Utricularia laxa | Order Lamiales Genus Utricularia Section Oligocista Rank Species | |
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Similar Utricularia adpressa, Utricularia longeciliata, Utricularia delicatula | ||
Utricularia laxa is a small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to South America and is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. U. laxa grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and at the margins of pools, usually at altitudes from near sea level to 1,100 m (3,609 ft). It was originally described and published by Augustin Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric de Girard in 1838.
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