Utricularia perversa
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Utricularia perversa is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant
that belongs to the genus
Utricularia. It is probably most closely related to U. radiata
. U. perversa is endemic to the Mexican
states of Chihuahua and Guanajuato
. It is found at altitudes around 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) in shallow pools of water.
Carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic...
that belongs to the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Utricularia. It is probably most closely related to U. radiata
Utricularia radiata
Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort, is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. radiata is endemic to North America....
. U. perversa is endemic to the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
states of Chihuahua and Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
. It is found at altitudes around 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) in shallow pools of water.