Lentibulariaceae

Utricularia stellaris L.f.

Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia

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Utricularia stellaris: Utricularia stellaris around a leaf of Nymphaea lotus, Burkina Faso — Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bambara: Mooro
Chinese: 星形狸藻
Tamil: யூட்ரிகுலோரியா ஸ்டெல்லாரிஸ்

Synonyms

Hamulia flava Raf.
Lepiactis stellaris (L.f.) Raf.
Utricularia flexuosa var. parviflora Kamienski
Utricularia inflexa var. stellaris (L.f.) P.Taylor
Utricularia macrocarpa Wall.
Utricularia stellaris var. breviscapa Kamienski
Utricularia stellaris var. coromandeliana A.DC.
Utricularia stellaris var. dilatata Kamienski
Utricularia stellaris var. filiformis Kamienski
Utricularia stellaris var. stellaris
Utricularia trichoschiza Stapf

Photos

Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ito Y , Barfod A, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.