Utricularia radiata

Utricularia radiata
Illustration of U. radiata from 1913.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:	U. radiata
Binomial name
Utricularia radiata Small
Synonyms
U. inflata var. minor  Chapm. U. inflata var. radiata (Small) Stone

Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort or small swollen bladderwort, ^{[1] [2]} is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia . U. radiata is endemic to North America. ^[3]

The size of U. radiata ranges from 0 to 30.5 centimeters (approximately 0 to 1 foot) in height. ^[4] It is most commonly found in habitats such as lakes, ponds, and ditches. ^[2] This species has the ability to prey upon a variety of both phytoplankton and zooplankton. ^[5]

See also

• List of Utricularia species

References

1. NRCS. "Utricularia radiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
2. Weakley, Alan. (2015). Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-Atlantic states, working draft of May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC. Also accessible at http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. [and previous versions published annually or biennially, under slightly different titles, from 1992-present].
3. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
4. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
5. Andrikovics S, Forro L, Zsunics E (1988) the zoogenic food composition of ''Utricularia vulgaris'' in the Lake Ferto. Opuscula Zoologica 23:65-70.