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 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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HabitWhat is the plant's growth habit?

Terrestrial (rooted in wet soil)

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HabitWhat is the plant's growth habit?

Aquatic (floating in water)

Terrestrial (rooted in wet soil)

Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Lentibulariaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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Typical leaf characters

ArrangementBasal
TypeVariable
MarginVariable
VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

White-Blue BladderwortUtricularia albocaeruleaBladderwortUtricularia australisBabu BladderwortUtricularia babuiBifid Bladder-WortUtricularia bifidaBlue BladderwortUtricularia caeruleaHumped BladderwortUtricularia exoletaGrass-Leaved Bladder-WortUtricularia graminifoliaLazuli BladderwortUtricularia lazulina

Families that can look similar

Acanthaceae

Compare against Acanthaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Lamiaceae

Compare against Lamiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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Verbenaceae

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Scrophulariaceae

Compare against Scrophulariaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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All 17 species in LENTIBULARIACEAE

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