Botanical Family · Lamiales

Lentibulariaceae

Bladderwort Family

17 speciesOrder Lamiales8+ well-known plants

The Lentibulariaceae family (Bladderwort Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Lamiales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 17 species. Its members are predominantly herbs. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include White-Blue Bladderwort, Bladderwort and Babu Bladderwort.

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Representative LENTIBULARIACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Lentibulariaceae
Key pattern

Rootless or nearly rootless aquatic and marsh herbs that trap tiny prey in bladder-like suction traps (Utricularia) or on sticky glandular leaves (Pinguicula); bilaterally symmetrical flowers with a spurred, two-lipped corolla rise above the water or mud on a slender stalk.

One of the few fully carnivorous plant families — its underwater bladder traps are among the fastest-moving structures known in plants, snapping shut in under a millisecond to suck in prey.

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Terrestrial (rooted in wet soil)
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Aquatic (floating in water)
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Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementBasal
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

All 17 species in LENTIBULARIACEAE

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