Utricularia baliboongarnang is a bladderwort endemic to the east Kimberley in Western Australia. The species is named for its swampy habitat in the Mirriwoong language.
Utricularia baliboongarnang is a medium sized plant with scapes that grow to around 30-40 cm tall and flowers around 1-2 cm in length. The lower corolla lip is skirt shaped and constricted towards the centre of the bloom. The upper corolla lip is upright with a notch at the edge. The flowers are light purple in color, with white raised streaks and a yellow blotch towards the opening at the palate. The spur is broad and stubby.
The species is known from the Wyndham and Kununurra regions in Western Australia. It grows in swampy habitats such as the periphery of sedge swamps and seasonally inundated herbfields. The plants typically grow under shallow water.
Utricularia baliboongarnang was previously confused with Utricularia singeriana based on dried herbarium specimens but the two species are dissimilar and do not overlap in range. The shape of the flower is similar to U. byrneana. U. baliboongarnang is distinguished by its taller scapes and solid scapes (shorter and hollow in U. burneana).
See species description: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/TEL/article/view/15647
Baleeiro & Jobson 2022. Redescription of Utricularia singeriana and a new species Utricularia baliboongarnang



