About
A small, annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia kumaonensis* is notable for its wide distribution across the Himalayan foothills, ranging from India to China. It can be found growing on mossy rocks, making it a versatile lithophyte.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Native to Bhutan, northern Burma, the Yunnan province of China, India, and Nepal, growing at altitudes from 2,250 m to 4,200 m.
History & etymology
Originally described by Daniel Oliver in 1859, though Peter Taylor asserted in his 1989 monograph that the species is represented by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth's 1847 description of *Diurospermum album*. The epithet kumaonensis refers to Kumaon, a former kingdom in Uttarakhand, India.
Habitat
- Altitude
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- Altitude Class
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- Native To
- India
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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