Utricularia bisquamata
A small annual terrestrial bladderwort from southern Africa, most common in the fynbos of the Western Cape, growing among moss in wet, acidic sand and peat over sandstone. It forms a tiny rosette of narrow leaves with wiry flower stems up to about 12 cm, bearing white to pale violet (sometimes yellow) two-lipped flowers with a yellow patch on the lip. It is easy to grow and seeds itself freely, so it often spreads to other pots in carnivorous plant collections.
Where it grows wild
Wet, acidic, boggy sand and peat over sandstone, often among mosses at seeps, stream and river margins and wet flats in fynbos. The sites are open and receive plenty of sun.
Near sea level to about 1200 m in South Africa, and up to about 2250 m in Angola.
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