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

Utricularia reflexa

A small to medium-sized, free-floating aquatic bladderwort widespread in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It drifts rootless in the water of pools, swamps, lakes and slow streams, catching tiny aquatic animals in its bladders. Grow it like other suspended tropical Utricularia: warm, soft, slightly acidic water with companion plants and bright light.

Utricularia reflexa
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Suspended in still or slow-moving fresh water: pools, swamps, lake margins and slow rivers, often among other aquatic plants in savanna and forest regions. Many such waters are seasonal and shrink in the dry season.

West AfricaWest-central Tropical AfricaEast AfricaSouth Tropical AfricaSouthern AfricaMadagascar

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.