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Golden Bladderwort
Utricularia aurea
Utricularia aurea, the golden bladderwort, is a medium- to large-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is the most common and widespread suspended aquatic species in Asia. Its native distribution ranges from India to Japan and Australia.
From the article Utricularia aurea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is the most common and widespread suspended aquatic species in Asia. It is native to Assam, Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 369298.