Lentibulariaceae
Eastern purple bladderwort
Utricularia purpurea
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Utricularia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 紫狸藻, 淡紫狸藻, 紫花狸藻
- English
- Eastern purple bladderwort
- French
- Utriculaire pourpre
- Persian
- آتریکالاریا ارغوانی
Synonyms
- Utricularia purpurea f. alba Hellq.
- Utricularia saccata Leconte
- Utricularia violacea Barton
- Vesiculina purpurea (Walter) Raf.
- Vesiculina saccata (Leconte) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Lauren, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lauren, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lauren, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lauren, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Utricularia
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- 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.