Utricularia blanchetii
Blanchet's bladderwort
Denis Barthel · CC BY-SA 3.0
About
A small, probably annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia blanchetii* is endemic to central Bahia state in Brazil, thriving in damp, rocky environments.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to central Bahia state, Brazil, at altitudes ranging from 850 m to 1,750 m.
History & etymology
Originally described and published by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 800–1,700 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Brazil
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Temperature
- Day 20–28°C / Night 14–20°C
- Humidity
- 55–80%
- Notes
- Bahian chapada endemic. Variable purple to pink flowers.
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