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Utricularia delicatula is a small terrestrial bladderwort endemic to New Zealand, growing in wet, low-elevation habitats in the North Island and the Chatham Islands. It is a carnivorous plant that traps tiny aquatic prey in bladders, and it is rarely cultivated.
Utricularia delicatula is a terrestrial species of bladderwort and is unique within its genus in being endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "dainty" and refers to the small flowers of this species. This species has a small geographic range, being found in the northern half of the North Island at low elevations (below 200 m) in the Waikato and in Northland, but also further afield on Chatham Island in the east.
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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.
