Fairy Aprons

Utricularia dichotoma

''Utricularia dichotoma'', commonly known as fairy aprons, is a variable, perennial species of terrestrial bladderwort. The specific epithet is Latin for "dividing into pairs" and refers to the double arrangement of flowers which this species often displays.
Fairy Apron ( Utricularia dichotoma) This delicate purplish-blue flower about 7 mm wide was borne on slender smooth stalk about 10 cms tall. The petals were labiate and unequal with the larger lower petal forming a wide apron giving it the common name. The leaves were lanceolate but undiscernable in the matted growth of grass and ground cover.
Spotted growing on soft ground at the bottom of a grassy slope which has a tendency to become boggy after rains - national park. Australia,Geotagged,Spring,Utricularia dichotoma,carnivorous plant,terrestrial bladderwort

Appearance

''Utricularia dichotoma'' is a low stoloniferous herb with leaves variable in size and shape. According to Curtis, they can range from oval-spathulate and 2–4 mm long to narrow-lanceolate and up to 40 mm long. The former is more typical of plants growing in wet soil, the latter of plants growing fully submerged. Inflorescences are 5–30 cm high, terminating in one or two pairs of flowers, or whorls of three. Numerous underground stolons bearing bladders 1.5–2 mm in diameter.

Distribution

This species has a large range and is native to New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Here it is present in the North Island, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura - this being the most southerly location at which a member of this genus occurs.

Habitat

This species has a large range and is native to New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Here it is present in the North Island, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura - this being the most southerly location at which a member of this genus occurs.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLentibulariaceae
GenusUtricularia
SpeciesU. dichotoma
Photographed in
Australia