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Utricularia chiribiquetensis

A small, probably annual terrestrial bladderwort of wet sandy savannas and marshes in eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. It grows in open sun in constantly wet sand. Grow it warm and bright in a tray of soft water.

Utricularia chiribiquetensis
Photo: Andrew J. Crawford, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wikipedia describes it as terrestrial in wet sandy savannas or marshes. GBIF labels include aquatic vegetation beside a stream in the Serranía La Lindosa and a gravel pit in Viruá National Park, Roraima.

80–1800 m according to Wikipedia; a Colombian catalogue on GBIF gives 80–700 m; our records run 0–1580 m with a median of 100 m.

ColombiaVenezuelaBrazil

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.