Family: Lentibulariaceae
Common bladderwort, great bladderwort
[Utricularia macrorhiza Leconte, more...]
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Utricularia: from Latin utriculus, "a small bag or bladder," the common name of which is bladderwort
Plants: perennial, floating aquatic; stems leafy, loosely floating just below the water surface
Leaves: finely divided, leaf-like branches forking 3-7 times, no midrib, alternate; many bladders, young bladders greenish and transparent, older ones dark brown to black
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 3/4" long, 2 lipped, lower lip with sickle-like spur facing forward;
inflorescence 6-20 stalked flowers in a cluster (raceme) on a sagging stalk held above the water, 1-several bracts below the cluster; blooms June-Aug.
Habitat: lakes, ponds, ditches
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial, floating aquatic; stems leafy, loosely floating just below the water surface
Leaves: finely divided, leaf-like branches forking 3-7 times, no midrib, alternate; many bladders, young bladders greenish and transparent, older ones dark brown to black
Flowers: yellow, 5-parted, 3/4" long, 2 lipped, lower lip with sickle-like spur facing forward;
inflorescence 6-20 stalked flowers in a cluster (raceme) on a sagging stalk held above the water, 1-several bracts below the cluster; blooms June-Aug.Habitat: lakes, ponds, ditches
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7, Wetland Indicator = OBL Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine: Information and Photos USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc.
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Derek Anderson
Paul Skawinski
Douglas J. Buege
Andrew Hipp
Andrew Hipp
Robert W. Freckmann
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Botanical Illustration
Kurt Stüber
