The name bladderwort refers to the bladder-like traps. The aquatic members of the genus have the largest and most obvious bladders, and these were initially thought to be flotation devices …

The bladderwort genus contains about 220 widely distributed species of plants characterized by small hollow sacs that actively capture and digest tiny animals such as insect larvae, aquatic …

Common bladderwort is an often overlooked, but remarkable aquatic carnivorous plant with highly divided, underwater leaf-like stems and numerous small "bladders". The flowers, which grow …

The Bladderwort, or Utricularia, is a highly evolved acquatic carnivorous plant. Honestly, they’re probably one of the most highly evolved species of plants, period. They photosynthesize and …

Mar 28, 2018 · Bladderwort is unique in that the underwater leaves bear small oval “bladders” that trap and digest small aquatic creatures. Bladderwort is usually found in quiet shallow, acidic …

Bladderworts trap small organisms in their tiny bladders which have a trap door that is triggered by hairs on the door. When prey comes in contact with the hairs the door opens in a …

Mar 25, 2021 · Bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) are rootless plants with long, leafless stems that extend prominently above the water. Through the summer, the stems are topped by bright …

The sinister secret of this free-floating pond plant lies beneath the water’s surface. Meet the bladderwort and its highly effective trap

Utricularia vulgaris (greater bladderwort[1] or common bladderwort) is an aquatic species of bladderwort found in Asia and Europe. The plant is free-floating and does not put down roots. …

Common Bladderwort, sometimes known by synonym Utricularia macrorhiza, is a very widespread species within Minnesota, the US and throughout the Northern Hemisphere, …