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Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia

not marked as a favorite taxon Utricularia Linnaeus. Common name: Bladderwort.

Key to Utricularia

As monographed by Taylor (1989), Utricularia consists of 214 species in 35 sections, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.

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Other Comments: Key based in part on Taylor (1989) and Godfrey & Wooten (1981).

References: Baleeiro et al. (2022); Baleeiro, Jobson, & Sano (2016); Baleeiro, Sano, & Jobson (2019); Fischer et al. In Kadereit (2004); Guedes et al. (2021); Müller & Borsch (2005); Schmid & Turnage (2024); Schnell (2002b); Silva et al. (2018); Taylor (1989). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Utricularia© Gary P. Fleming | Utricularia subulata
image #2 of Utricularia© Keith Bradley | Utricularia resupinata | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Utricularia© Nolan Exe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nolan Exe | Utricularia minor source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Utricularia© Scott Ward | Utricularia radiata | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Utricularia© Scott Ward | Utricularia simulans | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Utricularia© Alan M. Cressler | Utricularia resupinata | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Utricularia© Scott Ward | Utricularia minor
image #8 of Utricularia© Keith Bradley | Utricularia purpurea | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Utricularia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Utricularia inflata | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Utricularia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Utricularia purpurea CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Utricularia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Utricularia cornuta CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Utricularia© Alan M. Cressler | Utricularia cornuta | Original Image ⭷

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