Utricularia tenella
Common Name:
Bladderwort
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Lowan Mallee, Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory (CDEHJKNPRT) also WA, SA, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Wet heaths and winter-wet depressions in woodlands
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Flower Description:
Lilac, mauve or violet
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Habit:
Small carnivorous terrestrial perennial
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The calyx is 4- lobed (not 2-lobed as in U. lateriflora and U. dichotoma)
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria