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Utricularia nelumbifolia is a carnivorous bladderwort native to Brazil that lives in the water-filled leaf cups of bromeliads (Vriesea species) in volcanic highlands. It is grown only by specialists and needs a warm, humid, water-rich setup that mimics its bromeliad habitat.
Utricularia nelumbifolia is a perennial aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. nelumbifolia is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by George Gardner in 1842. Its habitat is reported as being restricted to the water-filled leaf axils of bromeliads in the genus Vriesea in arid volcanic locations at altitudes from 800 m (2,625 ft) to 2,200 m (7,200 ft). U. nelumbifolia will produce aerial stolons that descend into nearby leaf axils in order to colonize new territory, similar to the habit of U. humboldtii. It typically flowers from May to August. Beside the whole, round, peltate leaves above water, there are submerged, divided leaves bearing insect traps.
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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.
