Utricularia radiata

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]

Utricularia radiata
Illustration of U. radiata from 1913.
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. radiata
Binomial name
Utricularia radiata Small
Synonyms
U. inflata var. minor Chapm. U. inflata var. radiata (Small) Stone

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

• List of Utricularia species