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

Utricularia tridentata

A small terrestrial bladderwort of southern South America (southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina). Nothing about its habitat is recorded in our sources; it is grown like other small terrestrial Utricularia: bright light, a permanently wet peaty medium and pure water.

Utricularia tridentata
Photo: fischermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not described in our sources; small terrestrial bladderworts of this region typically grow in wet sandy or peaty ground in open grassland, bogs and seepages.

Not recorded; the range is mostly lowland to upland plateau.

BrazilUruguayArgentina

🔒 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.