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Lentibulariaceae
Common Bladderwort
Utricularia vulgaris
Hidden power.
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Native to
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- aquatic carnivorous plant
- Height
- 4-8 in (above water)
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- shallow ponds, slow water
- Water
- submerged
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It's the fastest-acting carnivorous plant: its trap snaps shut in under a millisecond.
- Tiny underwater bladders create a vacuum that sucks in passing water fleas and mosquito larvae.
- The cheerful yellow flowers floating above the water completely hide the predatory mechanism below.
- The plant has no roots — it floats free in still water all its life.
- There are over 230 Utricularia species worldwide, making it the largest genus of carnivorous plants.
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