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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Utricularia macrorhiza
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Greater Bladderwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Utricularia macrorhiza
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Utricularia vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO AMERICAN PLANTS)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 170-02-006:
Utricularia vulgaris
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Utricularia macrorhiza
COMMON NAME:
Greater Bladderwort, Common Bladderwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_utma_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Utricularia macrorhiza
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Utricularia macrorhiza
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Utricularia vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO AMERICAN PLANTS)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 170-02-006:
Utricularia vulgaris
FAMILY
Lentibulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Utricularia macrorhiza
4058
Floating aquatic (without true roots); Forb
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Rare
Look for it in pools and ponds, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Developed leaves with numerous segments, leaves usually forked 4-6x
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
with brown stripes
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla (usually)
2 fertile stamens, occasionally 2 staminodia
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Brown
Capsule
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