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Utricularia sandersonii

Flowering Plants

Utricularia sandersonii, or Sanderson's bladderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the bladderwort family. First described and published by the British botanist Daniel Oliver in 1865, it is a carnivorous evergreen perennial endemic to northern KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei in South Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Utricularia sandersonii 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Utricularia sandersonii (Wikidata)
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Found In

South Africa

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Sources
1. Utricularia sandersonii (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Originally described and published by the British botanist Daniel Oliver in 1865, it is a carnivorous evergreen perennial, endemic to northern KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei in South Africa.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 410247
    U. sandersonii is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord since it is an invasive species. * List of Utricularia species
  • Description section
    Carnivory occurs beneath the surface, whereby tiny bladders on underground stems capture the micro-organisms which inhabit saturated soil.
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2. Utricularia sandersonii (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q140405 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q140405
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lamiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Lamiales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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