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Utricularia breviscapa
Utricularia breviscapa is a small annual aquatic carnivorous plant that floats in still water and traps tiny organisms in bladder-like traps. It needs open, nutrient-poor water with some light to grow.
Utricularia breviscapa is a small to medium suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the family Lentibulariaceae. It is probably an annual plant. Its native distribution includes the Antilles and South America.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
