Key Identification Features
- After its initial publication, it was treated as a synonym of Utricularia alpina, until Peter Taylor restored it as a distinct species separate from U.
- A key identifying feature of this species is its thin, flat leaves, which often turn deep red to purple when grown in full sun.
- The person who describes and publishes a new species cannot name it for themselves, and epithets may be named for the first collector, a location, a plant feature, or many other sources.
- Its ideal growing habitat features a sandy substrate covered by a thin layer of mud or muck.
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