Tiny Bladderwort
Utricularia praeterita
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Tiny Bladderwort
Identify Tiny Bladderwort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Very small (tiny) flowers.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Lentibulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tiny Bladderwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia praeterita
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- NT
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
Typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tiny Bladderwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tiny Bladderwort
Tiny Bladderwort (Utricularia praeterita) is a herb in the Lentibulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Tiny Bladderwort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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