Utricularia welwitschii
Welwitsch's bladderwort
Noah Elhardt · CC BY 2.5
About
A small to medium-sized, probably perennial, carnivorous plant notable for its wide distribution across tropical Africa, including regions from the Congo to South Africa.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to tropical Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, typically at altitudes ranging from 1,000 m to 2,200 m.
Ecology
Grows in marshy grasslands and prefers sandy or peaty soils.
History & etymology
Originally described by Daniel Oliver in 1865. The epithet welwitschii is named in honor of Friedrich Welwitsch.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 500–1,500 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Temperature
- Day 20–28°C / Night 14–20°C
- Humidity
- 60–85%
- Notes
- Central and southern African dambos. Showy lilac-purple flowers, seasonally wet habitats.
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