Accession Data

Genlisea hispidula

Common Name: Corkscrew Plant

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Country of Origin: subtropical southern Africa

Description: Genlisea have no roots. They are anchored into saturated soils by highly modified leaves. These leaves produce no chlorophyll and form a hollow cylinder that corkscrews down into the soil and creates a lobster-pot type trap.2

Accession Data

Accession #: 200500082

Accession Date: 2005-09-07 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2309

Quantity: 2

Source: Matt Opel ex ICPS seedbank

Provenance:

new plant from NECPS show, Sept 2023

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  2. A Plant With Lobster-Pots at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  3. Genlisea hispidula at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  4. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

Images

Genlisea hispidula
Genlisea hispidula