Utricularia simulans
Fringed Bladderwort
Also known as: Polypompholyx bicolor Klotzsch +8 more
- Polypompholyx bicolor Klotzsch
- Polypompholyx laciniata var. rubrocalcarata Griseb.
- Utricularia congesta f. deminutiva Steyerm.
- Utricularia congesta f. diminutiva Steyerm.
- Utricularia congesta Steyerm.
- Utricularia laciniata var. poeppigiana Buscal.
- Utricularia longiciliata Small
- Utricularia orinocensis Steyerm.
- Utricularia surinamensis Buscal.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lentibulariaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Utricularia simulans (commonly known as Fringed Bladderwort) is an epiphytic plant belonging to the Lentibulariaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Utricularia, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Liberia, Mali, Mexico Southeast, Paraguay, Senegal, Surinam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre