Utricularia firmula
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About
A small annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia firmula* is notable for its wide distribution across tropical and southern Africa, thriving in damp, sandy, or peaty soils in various grassland habitats.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Tropical and southern Africa, including Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found at altitudes from near sea level to 2,100 m.
Ecology
It grows in damp, sandy or peaty soils in grasslands or on wet, mossy rocks, and is often found as a weed in rice fields.
History & etymology
Formally described and published by Daniel Oliver in 1865.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Madagascar
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate