Utricularia tricolor

Utricularia tricolor is a medium to large sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. tricolor, a terrestrial species, is endemic to South America, where it is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 28.

Utricularia tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia sect. Foliosa
Species:	U. tricolor
Binomial name
Utricularia tricolor A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms
U. chamissonis Weber ex Benj. U. fontana A.St.-Hil. & Girard U. fusiformis Warm. U. globulariifolia Mart. ex Benj. U. globulariifolia var. caudata Sylvén U. globulariifolia var. minor Merl ex Luetzelb. U. gomezii A.DC. [U. lundii Glaz.] U. monantha Benj. U. rotundifolia Merl ex Luetzelb.

U. tricolor flowers in the wild

Utricularia tricolor stolons above ground and underground traps (indoor cultivation)

See also

• List of Utricularia species