Utricularia babui
A small terrestrial bladderwort in section Oligocista, described in 2005 from Kolhapur district in the Western Ghats of India. It had previously been mistaken for Utricularia graminifolia, and has since been found at scattered sites in the Western Ghats and in northern Thailand. It grows in wet ground in and beside small streams and on mossy, dripping rock faces, so at home it wants constantly wet, low-nutrient media, bright light and warmth.
Where it grows wild
It grows in and near small streams in open forest and on wet rock faces among moss: permanently saturated or seeping spots where its tiny bladders trap prey in the waterlogged soil.
The Indian type area is at about 700–900 m, and the Thai record is at about 1,650 m. Indian records from Mahabaleshwar and the Kerala hills suggest similar mid-elevation sites.
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