Utricularia pusilla, the tiny bladderwort,[2] is an annual, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution includes ranges in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America: specifically in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Setiscapella |
| Species: | U. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia pusilla Vahl 1804
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Utricularia pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T107425754A144009121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T107425754A144009121.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ NRCS. "Utricularia pusilla". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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