Utricularia sp. (australis or gibba ssp exoleta)

Suspended Water Plant, Bladderwort at Wollogorang, NSW

Utricularia sp. (australis or gibba ssp exoleta) at Wollogorang, NSW - 24 Mar 2020
Utricularia sp. (australis or gibba ssp exoleta) at Wollogorang, NSW - 24 Mar 2020
Utricularia sp. (australis or gibba ssp exoleta) at Wollogorang, NSW - 24 Mar 2020
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A water plant Utricularia, suspended in the water column, not rooted , so quite distinct from terrestrial damp soils Utricularia. Leaf suggests U. australis: up to 3.5 cm long, mostly divided at base. Traps have lateral openings: on older parts of plant are nearly 3 mm long.

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RWPurdie wrote:
   25 Mar 2020
There's a 1976 specimen of Utricularia australis from the same location in the herbarium.
JaneR wrote:
   25 Mar 2020
Thanks. following that up on ALA suggest U. australis is certainly not much recorded from the Southern Tablelands.
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