Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort,[1] is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. radiata is endemic to North America.[2]

Utricularia radiata
Illustration of U. radiata from 1913.
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • U. inflata var. minor Chapm.
  • U. inflata var. radiata (Small) Stone

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References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Utricularia radiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.