Utricularia L.
Bladderwort
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
Family | Lentibulariaceae | A family of carnivorous plants containing three genera: Genlisea, the corkscrew plants; Pinguicula, the butterworts; and Utricularia, the bladderworts |
Genus | Utricularia | From the Latin utriculus, “a small bag or bladder,” the common name of which is bladderwort |
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Utricularia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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(Utricularia) · 9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts ≈ 8 × 6" (19 × 16 cm) Species not yet identified 
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