Lentibulariaceae
Greater bladderwort
Utricularia vulgaris
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Utricularia
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- سندب, أبو حلاوة
- arz
- شائع المثانه
- Belarusian
- Плывунец звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена мехурка
- Catalan
- Utriculaire commune
- Chinese
- 普通狸藻, 狸藻, 闸草
- Czech
- Bublinatka obecná
- Danish
- Almindelig Blærerod, Blærerod
- Dutch
- Groot blaasjeskruid, Gewoon blaasjeskruid
- English
- Greater bladderwort, Common bladderwort
- Estonian
- Harilik vesihernes, Kalahernes, Lihtne vesihernes, Urticularia vulgaris, Vesihernes, Vesipõis
- Finnish
- Isovesiherne, Vesiherne
- French
- Utriculaire vulgaire, Utriculaire commune
- German
- Gemeiner Wasserschlauch, Gewöhnlicher Wasserschlauch, Utriculaire commune
- hsb
- Wulki pucherjak, Hołbjace zelo, Spóriš, Wódnomužowy chód, Wódny lenčk, Wódny tchór
- Hungarian
- Közönséges rence
- Latvian
- Parastā pūslene
- Lithuanian
- Paprastasis skendenis, Utriculaire commune
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Storblærerot
- Persian
- آتریکالاریا معمولی
- Polish
- Pływacz zwyczajny
- Romanian
- Otrățel de baltă, Otrățelul de baltă
- Russian
- Пузырчатка обыкновенная
- se
- Stuorračáhcebađvi
- Slovak
- Bublinatka obyčajná
- smn
- Čäciherttâ
- sms
- Jõnnčääʹcckååraǩ
- Spanish
- Lentibularia
- Swedish
- Vattenbläddra, Blåsört, Utriculaire commune
- Ukrainian
- Пухирник звичайний
- Welsh
- Chwysigenddail mawr
Synonyms
- Lentibularia major Gilib.
- Lentibularia vulgaris (L.) Moench
- Utricularia biseriata H.Lindb.
- Utricularia major St.-Lag.
- Utricularia officinalis Thornton
- Utricularia vulgaris f. platyloba Glück
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. major (L.) Ehrh.
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. minor (L.) Ehrh.
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Utricularia vulgaris var. major L.
- Utricularia vulgaris var. minor L.
- Utricularia vulgaris var. typica J.Meister
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,591 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Ludwig, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Ludwig, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Utricularia
- BladderwortUtricularia australisLentibulariaceae
- Lesser bladderwortUtricularia minorLentibulariaceae
- Flatleaf bladderwortUtricularia intermediaLentibulariaceae
- Humped bladderwortUtricularia gibbaLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia aureaLentibulariaceae
- BladderwortUtricularia bifidaLentibulariaceae
- Yellowishwhite bladderwortUtricularia ochroleucaLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia sandersoniiLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia bisquamataLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia alpinaLentibulariaceae
- BladderwortUtricularia caeruleaLentibulariaceae
- Utricularia quelchiiLentibulariaceae
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.