Utricularia microcalyx
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About
A small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia microcalyx* is notable for its specific habitat preference in damp, sandy or peaty soils within African grasslands.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Tropical Africa, specifically the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, at altitudes ranging from 1,200 m to 1,650 m.
History & etymology
Originally described by Peter Taylor in 1964 as a variety of U. welwitschii, it was elevated to species status by Taylor in 1971.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate