Utricularia purpurea Walter. Purple Bladderwort. Phen: May-Sep (-Apr). Hab: In water of ponds, ditches, other slow-moving water. Dist: NS and QC west to MN, south to NY, n. IN, s. MI, and WI, and on the Coastal Plain south to s. FL, west to se. TX; also in s. Mexico (ROO, TAB), the West Indies, and Central America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Bah, C, F, Fl6, FNA, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, WI, Schnell (2002b), Taylor (1989); = Vesiculina purpurea (Walter) Raf. – S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 8