Utricularia amethystina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia |
Section: | Foliosa |
Species: | U. amethystina |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia amethystina Salzm. ex St.Hil. & Gir., 1838 |
Utricularia amethystina, the Florida purple bladderwort, is a variable species of terrestrial bladderwort native to Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and south-east Florida. The small flowers can be purple, lilac, white, bluish, cream, or bright yellow, and are also highly variable in size and shape.