Utricularia aurea
Species of carnivorous plant
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Utricularia aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lentibulariaceae.[2][3] This medium- to large-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant is sometimes referred to by the common name golden bladderwort.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Utricularia |
| Species: | U. aurea |
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| Utricularia aurea | |
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Distribution
It is the most common and widespread suspended aquatic species in Asia. It is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, the Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.[2][5]
Utricularia aurea in a rice paddy
Utricularia aurea and Ipomoea aquatica
Close-up of the flowers
