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Utricularia micropetala

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Utricularia micropetala is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to western tropical Africa and is found in the Central African Republic, Guinea, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. U. micropetala grows as a terrestrial plant among wet rocks at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,921 ft). It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819. It can be distinguished from all other species in section Oligocista by the large and inflated spur and very short lower corolla lip.

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Ecology

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Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Utricularia micropetala
Slug
utricularia-micropetala
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Species
micropetala
Wikidata QID
Q1953156
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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