Utricularia purpurea

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Utricularia purpurea
Utricularia purpurea Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Species: U. purpurea
Binomial name
Utricularia purpurea
Walter
UTRI PURP dist.jpg
Natural range of Utricularia purpurea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: eastern purple bladderwort

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Utricularia purpurea can be found entirely under water and frequent with Utricularia foliosa and Nymphaea (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering has been observed April through November and fruiting April through September (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

carnivorous plant – bladderwort (Hermann 1995).

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Hermann, S. M. (1995). Status and management of Florida's carnivorous plant communities. Tallahassee, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Nongame Wildlife Program.