Lentibulariaceae
Swollen bladderwort
Utricularia inflata
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Utricularia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Swollen bladderwort
Synonyms
- Plectoma inflata (Walter) Raf.
- Plectoma stellata Raf.
- Utricularia ceratophylla Michx.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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- Humped bladderwortUtricularia gibbaLentibulariaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.