Utricularia yakusimensis / Murasakitanukimo

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Utricularia yakusimensis / Murasakimimikakigusa ムラサキミミカキ
Bloom time: August-September

Family:	Lentibulariaceae / Tanukimoka		Species in the genus Utricularia:
			Utricularia aurea / Notanukimo Utricularia bifida / Mimikakigusa Utricularia caerulea / Hozakinomimikakigua Utricularia gibba / Oobanaitotanukimo Utricularia tenuicaulis / Inutanukimo Utricularia yakusimensis / Murasakimimikakigusa
		Utricularia yakusimensis / Murasakimimikakigusa ムラサキミミカキグサ

Utricularia yakusimensis is an insectivorous plant growing in marshes; rhizomes sparsely set insectivorous sacs on them. Leaves are narrowly spoon-shaped. Flower stems grow to 5-15cm in height and 1-4 3-4mm-in-diameter light purple flowers with some scale-like leaves. Bloom time: August-September.

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