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humped bladderwort
Utricularia gibba
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Striped BladderwortUtricularia striata
common bladderwortUtricularia macrorhiza
Zigzag BladderwortUtricularia subulata
Golden BladderwortUtricularia aurea
swollen bladderwortUtricularia inflata
intermediate bladderwortUtricularia intermedia
Leafy BladderwortUtricularia foliosa
Small Swollen BladderwortUtricularia radiata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,919 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 844 |
| Ontario | 655 |
| Texas | 519 |
| New York | 414 |
| Minnesota | 309 |
| Australia | 277 |
| Massachusetts | 269 |
| Michigan | 218 |
| Virginia | 178 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.From its classification
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Carnivorous plantDescends from a plant lineage whose members are carnivorous plants.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | bladderwort family · Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus | Bladderworts · Utricularia |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
- Wetland-associated Species of New Hampshire, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise humped bladderwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.