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

Utricularia incisa

Utricularia incisa is a medium-sized, free-floating aquatic bladderwort endemic to western Cuba. It is known from a few ponds and lagoons in Pinar del Río and on the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines). It is very poorly documented and rarely cultivated, so its care is inferred from the habitat and from other tropical aquatic bladderworts: warm, soft, acidic, sunny water.

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

Floats suspended in shallow freshwater ponds and lagoons in lowland western Cuba. Herbarium labels read 'in a pond at the foot of Sierra de Caballos' near Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines, and 'Laguna Santa María' and 'Laguna Basacato' near Pinar del Río. The lowlands of that region are largely white-sand pine savanna with nutrient-poor, acidic water, although labels do not say so for these ponds.

No elevations are recorded; all known localities are lowland ponds, probably below about 100 m.

Cuba (Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud)

🔒 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.