Shallow
shorelines and wetland inlets. Typically sparesely distributed
in a lake or pond, but may from large mats of free-floating
plants. These carniverous plants have small bubble-like structures
called bladders, used to trap microscopic animals. Pea-like
flower sticks up above surface supported by inflated stems.
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Utricularia spp
- Bladderwort
Shallow
shorelines and wetland inlets. Typically sparesely distributed
in a lake or pond, but may from large mats of free-floating
plants. These carniverous plants have small bubble-like structures
called bladders, used to trap microscopic animals. Pea-like
flower sticks up above surface supported by inflated stems.
Growth habit. Minerva Lake, July 2003.
Growth habit - closeup Minerva Lake, July 2003.
Close-up of bladders Minerva Lake, July 2003.
Utricularia radiata
- Bladderwort
Shallow
shorelines and wetland inlets. Typically sparesely distributed
in a lake or pond, but may from large mats of free-floating
plants. These carniverous plants have small bubble-like structures
called bladders, used to trap microscopic animals. Pea-like
flower sticks up above surface supported by inflated stems.
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