Blue Bladderwort
Utricularia caerulea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia caerulea
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist places in grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Madagascar, China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- 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
- Bluerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Blue Bladderwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- யூட்ரிகுலேரியா கருலியா
About Blue Bladderwort
Blue Bladderwort (Utricularia caerulea) belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala and 5 other states. It grows in moist places in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Blue Bladderwort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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