Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Utricularia purpurea

Utricularia purpurea Walter

Family: Lentibulariaceae

eastern purple bladderwort, spotted bladderwort

[Vesiculina purpurea (Walter) Raf., more...]

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Etymology: Utricularia: from Latin utriculus, "a small bag or bladder," the common name of which is bladderwort
Plants: annual/perennial, floating aquatic; submersed stems up to 40" long
Leaves: whorls of 5-7 filament-like segments, many tips with bladders
Flowers: purple to red-purple, 5-parted, 1/2" long, 2 lipped; lower lip 3-lobed, with a yellow spot, and a spur shorter than the lip; flower drawing

inflorescence 1-4 stalked flowers in a cluster (raceme) held 1"-6" above the water; blooms July-Sept.
Habitat: soft, quiet water from shallow to more than 10' deep
Conservation Status: Native

Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9, Wetland Indicator = OBL Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine: Information and Photos USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources: Rare Species Guide; description, conservation, photos, maps, etc.

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Utricularia purpurea Walter Family: Lentibulariaceae eastern purple bladderwort, spotted bladderwort [Vesiculina purpurea (Walter) Raf., more..., Vesiculina saccata Raf.] Marj Davis Open Interactive Map Traits Links Etymology: Utricularia: from Latin utriculus, "a small bag or bladder," the common name of which is bladderwort Plants: annual/perennial, floating aquatic; submersed stems up to 40" long Leaves: whorls of 5-7 filament-like segments, many tips with bladders Flowers: purple to red-purple, 5-parted, 1/2" long, 2 lipped; lower lip 3-lobed, with a yellow spot, and a spur shorter than the lip; inflorescence 1-4 stalked flowers in a cluster (raceme) held 1"-6" above the water; blooms July-Sept. Habitat: soft, quiet water from shallow to more than 10' deep Conservation Status: Native Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9, Wetland Indicator = OBL Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine: Information and Photos USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources: Rare Species Guide; description, conservation, photos, maps, etc. Marj Davis Steve C. Garske Hugh H. Iltis Steve C. Garske Eric J. Epstein Steve C. Garske Steve C. Garske Steve C. Garske Paul Skawinski Paul Skawinski Paul Skawinski Paul Skawinski Marj Davis View All 60 Images
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