Subgenus Bivalvaria | Genus Utricularia Section Calpidisca | |
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Similar Utricularia sandersonii, Utricularia longifolia, Utricularia bisquamata, Utricularia dichotoma, Utricularia subulata | ||
Utricularia livida durban sudafrica el se or orquidea
Utricularia livida is a small to medium-sized annual or perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, where it can be found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It also has a widespread native range in Mexico. U. livida grows as a terrestrial plant in boggy areas or shallow soils over rock at altitudes from near sea level in eastern Africa to 2,830 m (9,285 ft). It typically flowers throughout the year whenever its habitat becomes suitably moist. It was originally described and published by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1837.
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U. livida covers a large native range and is an extremely variable species, which accounts for the high degree of synonymy.
