Utricularia dichotoma

Utricularia dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx
Section: Utricularia sect. Pleiochasia
Species:
U. dichotoma
Binomial name
Utricularia dichotoma
Synonyms
  • Pleiochasia dichotoma (Labill.) Barnhart
  • Utricularia billardieri F.Muell., nom. superf.
  • Utricularia dichotoma var. typica Domin, not validly publ.

Utricularia dichotoma, commonly known as fairy aprons, is a variable, perennial species of terrestrial bladderwort. It has mauve or purple fan-shaped flowers on a slender stalk and usually grows in wet locations. It is a widespread species in Australia and New Zealand, and was first described in 1805.