''Utricularia amethystina'', the Florida purple bladderwort,
is a variable species of terrestrial
bladderwort
''Utricularia'', commonly and collectively called the bladderworts, is a genus of carnivorous plants consisting of approximately 233 species (precise counts differ based on classification opinions; a 2001 publication lists 215 species).Salmon, Br ...
native to
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
,
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, and south-west
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
. The small flowers can be purple, lilac, white, bluish, cream, or bright yellow, and are also highly variable in size and shape.
[Taylor, P. (1989). ''The genus ''Utricularia'' – a taxonomic monograph.'' – Kew Bulletin additional series XIV, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.]
See also
*
List of ''Utricularia'' species
References
External links
Index of Utricularia photos onlineInternational Carnivorous Plant Society
Carnivorous plants of North America
Carnivorous plants of South America
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Florida
Flora of Guyana
Flora of Peru
amethystina
Plants described in 1838
{{Lentibulariaceae-stub