What Is Special About Bladderwort?
Bladderwort Has Long, Horizontal Stem That Can Reach 8 to 80 Inches in Length and 4 to 10 Inches in Height. Aquatic Species Often Form Dense Mats Below the...
Bladderwort has long, horizontal stem that can reach 8 to 80 inches in length and 4 to 10 inches in height. Aquatic species often form dense mats below the surface of the water. Bladderwort lacks root. Stem either floats freely on the surface of the water or lays flat on the mud.
What is the function of bladderwort?
bladderwort, (genus Utricularia), genus of carnivorous plants in the family Lentibulariaceae (order Lamiales). The bladderwort genus contains 220 widely distributed species of plants characterized by small hollow sacs that actively capture and digest tiny animals such as insect larvae, aquatic worms, and water fleas.
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Where is bladderwort found?
Common bladderwort is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and is known to occur in fifty of the United States. It is found in lakes, interdunal ponds, wet marshes, and rivers and streams; often in water up to 6 feet deep.
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