Utricularia kumaonensis
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A small, annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia kumaonensis* is notable for its wide distribution across the Himalayan foothills, ranging from India to China. It can be found growing on mossy rocks, making it a versatile lithophyte.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Native to Bhutan, northern Burma, the Yunnan province of China, India, and Nepal, growing at altitudes from 2,250 m to 4,200 m.
History & etymology
Originally described by Daniel Oliver in 1859, though Peter Taylor asserted in his 1989 monograph that the species is represented by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth's 1847 description of Diurospermum album. The epithet kumaonensis refers to Kumaon, a former kingdom in Uttarakhand, India.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- India
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate