Lentibulariaceae
Common bladderwort
Utricularia macrorhiza
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Utricularia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 巨根狸藻, 巨根貍藻, 弯距狸藻, 彎距貍藻
- English
- Common bladderwort
- Persian
- علفانبانی بزرگریشه
Synonyms
- Lentibularia vulgaris var. americana (A.Gray) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Megopiza macrorhiza (Leconte) Raf.
- Megozipa macrorhiza (J.Le Conte) Raf.
- Utricularia grandiflora M.Martens
- Utricularia intermedia var. robbinsii Alph.Wood
- Utricularia robbinsii (Alph.Wood) Alph.Wood
- Utricularia siakujiensis S.Nakaj.
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza (Leconte) R.T.Clausen
- Utricularia vulgaris var. americana A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Noah Elhardt, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Utricularia
- BladderwortUtricularia australisLentibulariaceae
- Greater bladderwortUtricularia vulgarisLentibulariaceae
- Lesser bladderwortUtricularia minorLentibulariaceae
- Flatleaf bladderwortUtricularia intermediaLentibulariaceae
- Humped bladderwortUtricularia gibbaLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia aureaLentibulariaceae
- BladderwortUtricularia bifidaLentibulariaceae
- Yellowishwhite bladderwortUtricularia ochroleucaLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia sandersoniiLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia bisquamataLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia alpinaLentibulariaceae
- BladderwortUtricularia caeruleaLentibulariaceae
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.