Utricularia
bladderwort
6 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Utricularia gibba – humped bladderwort, swollen-spurred bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, also in Idaho and Montana; central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Emergent aquatic in lakes and ponds.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, also in Idaho and Montana; central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Emergent aquatic in lakes and ponds.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Utricularia inflata – swollen bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; also occurring in eastern North America, where native.
Habitat: Emergent aquatic in lakes and ponds.
Origin: Introduced from southeast United States
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; also occurring in eastern North America, where native.
Habitat: Emergent aquatic in lakes and ponds.
Origin: Introduced from southeast United States
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Utricularia intermedia – flat-leaved bladderwort, mountain bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; circumboreal; widely distributed throughout North America except in Central Plains, Gulf Coast, and Southeast.
Habitat: Shallow, standing or slowly moving water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; circumboreal; widely distributed throughout North America except in Central Plains, Gulf Coast, and Southeast.
Habitat: Shallow, standing or slowly moving water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Utricularia minor – lesser bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast north of Virginia.
Habitat: Shallow, standing or slowly moving water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast north of Virginia.
Habitat: Shallow, standing or slowly moving water.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Utricularia ochroleuca – dwarf bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington, but likely occurring elsewhere; Alaska to California, east across northern half of North America to Greenland; Eurasia.
Habitat: Ponds and lakes in shallow to somewhat deeper waters.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington, but likely occurring elsewhere; Alaska to California, east across northern half of North America to Greenland; Eurasia.
Habitat: Ponds and lakes in shallow to somewhat deeper waters.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Utricularia vulgaris – common bladderwort, greater bladderwort
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, swamps, and slow-moving streams.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, swamps, and slow-moving streams.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
• ssp. macrorhiza – bladderwort, common bladderwort, greater bladderwort
