Utricularia radiata
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| Illustration of U. radiata from 1913. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Utricularia |
| Species: | U. radiata
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Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort or small swollen bladderwort,[1][2] is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. radiata is endemic to North America.[3]
The size of U. radiata ranges from 0 to 30.5 centimeters (approximately 0 to 1 foot) in height.[4] It is most commonly found in habitats such as lakes, ponds, and ditches.[2] This species has the ability to prey upon a variety of both phytoplankton and zooplankton.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ NRCS. "Utricularia radiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b Weakley, Alan. (2015). Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-Atlantic states, working draft of May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC. Also accessible at http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. [and previous versions published annually or biennially, under slightly different titles, from 1992-present].
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Andrikovics S, Forro L, Zsunics E (1988) the zoogenic food composition of ''Utricularia vulgaris'' in the Lake Ferto. Opuscula Zoologica 23:65-70.