Utricularia hydrocarpa
Lentibulariaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Lives wild in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guatemala, and 9 more countries.
Utricularia hydrocarpa is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is probably an annual plant. U. hydrocarpa is native to tropical North and South America.
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