Contains 14 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Plants are considered rootless, with leaves that can be photosynthetic and in whorls along the stem, finely dissected, and/or linear. Much like roots, bladders (traps or utricles) may exude carbon and absorb other nutrients. These bladders may be culturing a mutualistic community and/or carnivorous. The bladders trap and contain much from the environment, such as algae, microinverterbrates, protists, bacteria, fungi, and detritus (Adamec 2006; Gordon & Pacheco 2007; Meis Chormanski 2007; Peroutka et al. 2008; Richards 2001; Sirová et al. 2010). Terrestrial species might rely more heavily on protists for nutrients instead of photosynthesis (Porembski et al. 2006).
Classification
Citation
UTRICULARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 18. 1753.
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TYPE: Utricularia vulgaris Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 227. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utricularia amethystina | FLORIDA PURPLE BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia cornuta | HORNED BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia floridana | FLORIDA YELLOW BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia foliosa | LEAFY BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia gibba | HUMPED BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia inflata | FLOATING BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia juncea | SOUTHERN BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia olivacea | PIEDMONT BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia purpurea | EASTERN PURPLE BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia radiata | LITTLE FLOATING BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia resupinata | LAVENDER BLADDERWORT; SMALL PURPLE BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia simulans | FRINGED BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Utricularia striata | STRIPED BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) | ||
| Utricularia subulata | ZIGZAG BLADDERWORT | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) |
[Family identification key]
No identification key is available for this family.