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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia physoceras

A bladderwort described by Peter Taylor in 1986, endemic to northern Brazil. Most records come from the Serra dos Carajás ironstone (canga) plateaus in Pará at about 700 m. It grows in open, sunny wetlands that are soaked in the wet season and dry out hard from June to September.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in open, waterlogged ground and shallow seasonal pools on the ironstone plateaus. Wikipedia describes it as terrestrial.

Recorded at 616-753 m, median 723 m. One outlying record is at about 90 m.

Brazil North

🔒 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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