Freshwater
Bladderwort
Utricularia bifida
Lentibulariaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, and 15 more countries.
Videos
Utricularia bifida and U. minutissima in North Kalimantan
DiscoveryPlanetMar 22, 2025
More about the species
Description
Utricularia bifida is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to Asia and Oceania and can be found in Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea, Palau, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. U. bifida grows as a terrestrial plant in damp soils and in rice fields. It was originally described and published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Askofake recurva
- Nelipus bifida
- Philydrum cavaleriei
- Trixapias capillacea
- Utricularia alata
- Utricularia brevicaulis
In other languages
- Bifid Bladderwort
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