Star Bladderwort
Utricularia stellaris
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Star Bladderwort
Identify Star 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: Star-shaped floating leaf rosettes.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lentibulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Star Bladderwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia stellaris
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stagnant or slow running water
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, China, Australia
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Star Bladderwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Star Bladderwort
Star Bladderwort (Utricularia stellaris) is a herb in the Lentibulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and 7 other states. It grows in stagnant or slow running water. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Star Bladderwort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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