Asian Bladderwort
Utricularia uliginosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Asian Bladderwort
Identify Asian 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: Grows in waterlogged marshy ground.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lentibulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Asian Bladderwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia uliginosa
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist places in grasslands
- Distribution
- India to Japan, Australia, New Caledonia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- 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
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asian Bladderwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Asian Bladderwort
Asian Bladderwort (Utricularia uliginosa) is a herb in the Lentibulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in moist places in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Asian Bladderwort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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