Overview

Distribution

Range Description

This carnivorous plant is widespread in Europe, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina Peninsula , Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia.
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Utricularia australis R. Br.:
Afghanistan (Asia)
Algeria (Africa & Madagascar)
Australia (Oceania)
Belgium (Europe)
Burma (Asia)
Bhutan (Asia)
Czechoslovakia (Europe)
Denmark (Europe)
Germany (Europe)
Finland (Europe)
France (Europe)
Hungary (Europe)
Indonesia (Asia)
Ireland (Europe)
India (Asia)
Iraq (Asia)
Iran (Asia)
Italy (Europe)
Japan (Asia)
Java (Asia)
Kenya (Africa & Madagascar)
Mongolia (Asia)
Morocco (Africa & Madagascar)
Mauritania (Africa & Madagascar)
North Korea (Asia)
Netherlands (Europe)
Norway (Europe)
Nepal (Asia)
Sweden (Europe)
New Guinea (Asia)
New Zealand (Oceania)
Papua New Guinea (Asia)
Philippines (Asia)
Pakistan (Asia)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)
Zambia (Africa & Madagascar)
Zaire (Africa & Madagascar)
China (Asia)
Portugal (Europe)
Poland (Europe)
Romania (Europe)
Rwanda (Africa & Madagascar)
Sudan (Africa & Madagascar)
South Korea (Asia)
Sri Lanka (Asia)
Sumatra (Asia)
Spain (Europe)
Switzerland (Europe)
Turkey (Asia)
Taiwan (Asia)
Tanzania (Africa & Madagascar)
Bulgaria (Europe)
Uganda (Africa & Madagascar)
United Kingdom (Europe)
Yemen (Asia)
Yugoslavia (Europe)
Russian Federation (Asia)
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Distribution

MalesiaAfrica, India, Malesia, S. E. Australia and New Zealand; in the tropics mostly at high altitudes.
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Physical Description

Morphology

Elevation Range

2300-3800 m
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology
It grows in lakes, ponds still or usually oligotrophic slow-flowing water or at least mildly acid. Also found in ditches a rice fields in southeast Asia.

Systems
  • Freshwater
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Associations

Associations

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / predator
bladder of Utricularia australis is predator of larva of Insecta

Animal / predator
bladder of Utricularia australis is predator of Crustacea

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Utricularia australis

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment


Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2011

Assessor/s
Zhuang, X.

Reviewer/s
Meng, M., Homsombath, K., Juffe Bignoli, D. & Bounphanmy, S.

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Justification

This aquatic carnivorous plant is common species in Europe, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina Peninsula, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia. It grows in lakes, ponds still water and also ditches a rice fields in southeast Asia. No major threats to the global population have been identified and is therefore listed as Least Concern.

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Population

Population

There is no information on global population trends for this species.


Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats

Threats

Major Threats

No major threats to the global population have been identified.


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Management

Conservation Actions

Conservation Actions

No conservation measures are needed.

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Wikipedia

Utricularia australis

Utricularia australis is a medium sized, perennial species of aquatic bladderwort.[1] This species has a vast geographic range, being found throughout Europe, in tropical and temperate Asia including China and Japan in the east, Central and Southern Africa, Australia and the North Island of New Zealand. The specific epithet "australis" is Latin for "southern" and reflects the fact that the discovery of this species was made in Australia in 1810.[1]

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