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Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia

not marked as a favorite taxon Utricularia inflata Walter. Common name: Swollen Bladderwort, Inflated Bladderwort. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, ditches. Distribution: New Jersey south to s. Florida, west to e. Texas; disjunct in Washington (probably introduced).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Also disjunct in an artificial pond in Henderson County, NC (Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl6, FNA, G, GW2, K1, K4, NE, NY, Pa, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Schnell (2002b), Taylor (1989); = Utricularia inflata Walter var. inflata — F, RAB, Tat. Basionym: Utricularia inflata Walter 1788

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Utricularia inflata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Utricularia inflata© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Utricularia inflata© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Utricularia inflata© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Utricularia inflata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Utricularia inflata© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Utricularia inflata© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Utricularia inflata© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Utricularia inflata© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Utricularia inflata© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Utricularia inflata© Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋） source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Utricularia inflata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Utricularia inflata© Bruce Sorrie
image #18 of Utricularia inflata© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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