Lentibulariaceae · Utricularia

Reticulata / Net-Veined Bladderwort

Utricularia reticulata

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
Flowering
Throughout the year

Plant Details

Scientific name
Utricularia reticulata
Genus
Utricularia
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Paddy fields, ponds and marshy areas
Habitat type
Wetland
Native to
India, Sri Lanka
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Flowering & fruiting
Throughout the year
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.The leaves are narrowly linear-oblong and about 1-2 cm long. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Basal

Characters marked “recorded” are for Reticulata itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Flower arrangement
RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.Flowers are bluish purple in colour, arranged in racemes, well-spaced in the upper part of the raceme, with 6-12 mm long peduncles. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Reticulata itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Malayalam
കാക്കപ്പൂവ്, Reticulata, കാക്ക പൂവ്
Marathi
निळी पापणी

About Reticulata

A member of the Lentibulariaceae family, Net-veined bladderwort (Utricularia reticulata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 5 other states. It grows in paddy fields, ponds and marshy areas. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Illustration representing the Lentibulariaceae family
Botanical family

Lentibulariaceae

Bladderwort Family

Reticulata belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.

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