Utricularia wightiana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Utricularia wightiana faces severe pressure from wetland habitat destruction across its limited range in the Western Ghats of India. Agricultural expansion and urban development have eliminated many of the seasonal pools and marshy areas essential for this carnivorous plant's survival. Water pollution from agricultural runoff and domestic waste further degrades remaining habitats, while altered hydrology from dam construction disrupts the natural flooding cycles this species depends upon.
Habitat
This carnivorous bladderwort inhabits seasonal pools, marshy areas, and wet grasslands in the Western Ghats of India. It thrives in shallow, nutrient-poor waters where it can trap small aquatic organisms using its specialized bladder traps.