Utricularia aurea

Utricularia aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lentibulariaceae.^[2][3] This medium- to large-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant is sometimes referred to by the common name golden bladderwort.^[4]

Utricularia aurea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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. aurea
Binomial name
Utricularia aurea Lour.
Synonyms[2]
List Utricularia aurea f. immaculata Tamura Utricularia blumei (A.DC.) Miq. Utricularia calumpitensis Llanos Utricularia confervifolia Jacks. ex D.Don Utricularia extensa Hance Utricularia fasciculata Roxb. Utricularia flexuosa Vahl Utricularia flexuosa var. blumei A.DC. Utricularia flexuosa f. gracilis Oliv. Utricularia flexuosa var. gracilis (Oliv.) Ridl. Utricularia inaequalis Benj. Utricularia pilosa (Makino) Makino Utricularia reclinata Hassk. Utricularia vulgaris var. pilosa Makino

Distribution

It is the most common and widespread suspended aquatic species in Asia. It is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, the Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.^[2][5]

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  Utricularia aurea in a rice paddy
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  Utricularia aurea and Ipomoea aquatica
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  Close-up of the flowers

See also

• List of Utricularia species