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Utricularia dichotoma Labill.
Fairy Aprons

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:11, Tab. 8 (1805)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Affixed aquatic perennial, herb, leaves narrow-linear; peduncle erect; calyx lobes 2; corolla upper lip obovate, violet. Fl. purple-violet, Mar or Nov to Dec. Mud, shallow sand over sandstone or in shallow water. Swamps.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 November 1998
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