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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Utricularia cucullata

A small, free-floating (suspended) aquatic bladderwort of northern South America, found in Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad and Brazil. It lives in warm, shallow, soft-water pools and savanna wetlands, and in cultivation needs a warm, sunny, acidic aquarium or tub rather than soil.

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 periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

A suspended aquatic that floats just under the surface of shallow standing water in lowland pools, ditches and savanna wetlands, trapping zooplankton in its bladders.

No elevation records were available; its habitats are generally lowland.

BrazilFrench GuianaGuyanaSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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.