Reticulata / Net-Veined Bladderwort
Utricularia reticulata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia reticulata
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- 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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കാക്കപ്പൂവ്, Reticulata, കാക്ക പൂവ്
- Marathi
- निळी पापणी
About Reticulata
Net-Veined Bladderwort (Utricularia reticulata) is a herb belonging to the Lentibulariaceae family (Bladderwort Family). It is typically found in paddy fields, ponds and marshy areas. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Reticulata belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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