Genlisea glandulosissima

A small corkscrew plant of the high plateau of southern Tanzania and northern Zambia, known from only a handful of collections at roughly 1,200–1,850 m. It traps soil microfauna with underground forked leaves and needs bright light, permanently wet acidic sand-peat and a cooler, drier winter like its strongly seasonal home.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from few sites; as in other African Genlisea it most likely grows in open, seasonally waterlogged seepages, bog edges and wet sandy grassland, rooted in saturated acidic sand or peat among low sedges and grasses. Habitat details here are generalised from the genus.

Records at 1,186–1,830 m, median about 1,830 m.

TanzaniaZambia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.