Utricularia tubulata is a suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. Its distribution ranges across northern Australia from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and into Queensland.
Utricularia volubilis, the twining bladderwort, is a perennial, affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to the southwestern coastal region of Western Australia.
Utricularia sect. Utricularia is a section in the genus Utricularia. The species in this section are suspended or affixed aquatic carnivorous plants.
Utricularia benjaminiana is a medium-sized suspended or affixed, aquatic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. Its native distribution includes countries in Africa and Central and South America.
Utricularia breviscapa is a small to medium suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably an annual plant. Its native distribution includes the Antilles and South America.
Utricularia cymbantha is a very small suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is an annual plant. Its native distribution includes tropical and South Africa.
Utricularia dimorphantha is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is a perennial plant. It is endemic to Japan.
Utricularia foliosa, the leafy bladderwort, is a large suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably a perennial plant. U. foliosa is native to Africa and North and South America, widely distributed among many countries.
Utricularia incisa is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably a perennial plant. U. incisa is only known from specimens from Cuba and appears to be endemic to the country.
Utricularia inflexa is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably a perennial plant. U. inflexa is endemic to Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Utricularia muelleri is a medium-sized, perennial suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. muelleri is endemic to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Utricularia platensis is a medium or large-sized perennial suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. platensis is endemic to South America.
Utricularia poconensis is a large suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. poconensis is endemic to South America and is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Utricularia punctata is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. punctata is native to Borneo, Burma, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort, is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. radiata is endemic to North America.
Utricularia reflexa is a small to medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. reflexa is endemic to Africa and can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Utricularia stellaris is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. stellaris is native to Africa, tropical Asia, and northern Australia.
Utricularia sect. Vesiculina is a section in the genus Utricularia. The species in this section are small or medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plants native to North and South America.
Utricularia cucullata is a small suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. cucullata is endemic to South America and can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.
Utricularia purpurea, the eastern purple bladderwort, is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. purpurea is endemic to North and Central America. It has been suggested that U. purpurea may have partially lost its appetite for carnivory. Richards (2001) did an extensive study in the field on it and noted that trapping rates of the usual Utricularia prey were significantly lower than in other species in the genus. Richards concludes that this species can still trap and digest arthropod prey in its specialized bladder traps, but does so sparingly. Instead, it harbors a community of algae, zooplankton, and debris in the bladders that indicates U. purpurea favors a mutualistic interaction in place of a predator–prey relationship.
Utricularia aurea in a rice paddy
Utricularia aurea and Ipomoea aquatica
Close-up of the flowers
