Utricularia cornuta, the horned bladderwort,[1] is a small to medium-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. cornuta is endemic to North America and can be found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, and the United States. It grows as a terrestrial or subaquatic plant in marshes, swamps, and pools in shallow waters, mostly at lower altitudes. It was originally described and published by André Michaux in 1803.[2]

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Utricularia cornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section:	Utricularia sect. Stomoisia
Species:	U. cornuta
Binomial name
Utricularia cornuta Michx.
Synonyms
Stomoisia cornuta (Michx.) Raf.

See also

• List of Utricularia species

References

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