Kingdom Plantae Family Lentibulariaceae Subgenus Bivalvaria Scientific name Utricularia pubescens | Order Lamiales Genus Utricularia Section Lloydia
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Similar Utricularia praelonga, Utricularia prehensilis, Utricularia arenaria, Utricularia longeciliata, Utricularia blanchetii | ||
Utricularia pubescens is a small to medium-sized, probably annual, terrestrial or lithophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia and is the only member of Utricularia sect. Lloydia. U. pubescens is native to India, tropical Africa, and Central and South America. It was originally published and described by James Edward Smith in 1819 and placed in its own section, Lloydia, by Peter Taylor in 1986. It grows as a terrestrial or lithophytic plant in boggy grasslands in damp peaty soils at altitudes from sea level to 1,900 m (6,234 ft). This species possesses small peltate leaves, which are diagnostic for this species in the genus.
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U. pubescens is an extremely variable species and its distribution covers a large native range, two factors that have led to a considerable amount of synonymy.
