Lentibulariaceae

Hiddenfruit bladderwort

Utricularia geminiscapa Benj.

Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia

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Hiddenfruit bladderwort (Utricularia geminiscapa) — FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 复柄狸藻
English: Hiddenfruit bladderwort

Synonyms

Utricularia clandestina Nutt. ex A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: PitcherPlanter765567, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Jacobson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jaime McGuigan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jaime McGuigan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.