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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Utricularia biflora
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Longspur Creeping Bladderwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Utricularia gibba
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 170-02-008:
Utricularia biflora FAMILY Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Utricularia pumila
COMMON NAME:
Longspur Creeping Bladderwort, Twoflower Bladderwort
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_utricularia_biflora1
August Scotland County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_utricularia_biflora3
August Scotland County NC
This species may not be distinct from U. gibba, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm161028_001
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_001b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Spur conical, 5-9mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm161028_002
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves usually forked twice, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm161028_006
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_988
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_992
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_992b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_994
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Corolla yellow. Spur slender, 5-9mm long, equaling or exceeding lower lip, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm161028_995
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_995b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_997b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves all bladder-bearing, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm161028_999
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm161028_999b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Scapes 1-4 flowered, usually 2, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Utricularia biflora
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Utricularia gibba
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 170-02-008:
Utricularia biflora
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Utricularia pumila
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Floating aquatic (without true roots); Forb
Annual/Perennial
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and diches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Developed leaves with 3+ segments, leaves usually forked twice
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla (usually)
2 fertile stamens, occasionally 2 staminodia
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p096?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p247
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p254
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p297?
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p283
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