Utricularia gibba

Utricularia gibba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:
U. gibba
Binomial name
Utricularia gibba
Synonyms

Utricularia exoleta R. Br.[2]

Utricularia gibba, commonly known as the humped bladderwort or floating bladderwort, is a small, mat-forming species of carnivorous aquatic bladderwort.[3][2] It is found on all continents except Antarctica.

U. gibba has an exceptionally small genome for a plant, despite having a typical number of genes. The sequencing of its DNA revealed only 3% repetitive DNA material.[4]

  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2019). "Utricularia gibba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T164362A65920094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T164362A65920094.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b R. Rowe & E. A. Brown. "New South Wales Flora Online: Utricularia gibba". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Utricularia gibba". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
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