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Utricularia flaccida

Utricularia flaccida is a small yellow-flowered bladderwort of section Setiscapella, endemic to northeastern Brazil, especially the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia. Unlike its close relative U. nervosa, it grows as a lithophyte on wet rock. The measured sites are warm and sunny, with a drier spell from August to October, so grow it on a constantly wet mineral surface in bright light.

Utricularia flaccida
Photo: fischermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A lithophyte with small aerial leaves, growing on wet rock faces, seeps and waterfall spray zones. Herbarium material comes from sites such as the Buracão waterfall in the Chapada Diamantina. It is separated from U. nervosa by this rock-dwelling habit.

GBIF records span 0–1,800 m, median 855 m (125 records).

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.