Utricularia radiata
A very unusual plant growing in its own flotation device
Utricularia radiata floating bladderwort
Floating bladderwort traps tiny aquatic animals and digests their bodies to obtain nutrients and grows in its own personal flotation device to keep its flowers above water. The flowering stem extends above the water surface, held aloft by a radiating ring of inflated branches.
Habitat & Range
Very rare in shallow ponds and ditches.
Believed to be extripated.
Wetland codes
EMP: | OBL |
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NCNE: | OBL |
Phenology
Flowers June through August.
Plant Codes
S-rank: SX (Presumed extripated)
G-rank: G4 (Apparently secure)
Utricularia radiata floating bladderwort
Utricularia radiata gallery
Common Names
floating bladderwort