Bifid Bladder-Wort
Utricularia bifida
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia bifida
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India to China, Japan, Malaysia to Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
Typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bifid Bladder-Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Bengali
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Tamil
- யூட்ரிகுலோரியா பைபிடா
About Bifid Bladder-Wort
Bifid Bladder-wort (Utricularia bifida) is a herb in the Lentibulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and 6 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Bifid Bladder-Wort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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