Utricularia pentadactyla
Utricularia pentadactyla is a small annual terrestrial bladderwort from the highlands of tropical East and southern-central Africa. It grows in damp sandy or peaty soils in grassland, vernal pools and thin soils over rock, mostly at 1,500–2,100 m. It lives out its life in the summer rains and survives the long dry season as seed, so grow it as an annual: full sun, a constantly wet sandy-peat medium, mild days and cool nights.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial bladderwort of damp, sandy or peaty soils in montane grassland and of shallow soils over rock. Specimen labels mention wet depressions in grassland, wet sand in montane grassland basins and vernal pools on the Vipya Plateau. Like other small terrestrial bladderworts, it catches prey in the saturated soil with tiny bladders.
Wikipedia gives 1,500–2,100 m. Specimen labels range from about 1,600 m (Chimanimani) to about 2,160 m (Nyika Plateau).
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