Utricularia minor L.

vernacular lesser bladderwort — species · Lentibulariaceae

USDA: UTMI
GBIF: 3172414
Rank: species

lesser bladderwort (Utricularia minor) — Platephotograph · Chris MoodyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Lentibulariaceae Rich.
Genus: Utricularia

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native
GL Greenland Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native
SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native

§2b

County-level range

· 2 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 2 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: None
Shade: High
Moisture use: High
Fire: High
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: High
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -43 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 80 min.
Precipitation: 10–60 in/yr
pH range: 6.5–7.5
Root depth: 4 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Stoloniferous
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 0.2 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: Yes
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Summer
Seed abundance: Low
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 300,000
Propagation: seed, cuttings, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 2 counties across 1 state.

Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/UTMI ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3172414 ↗

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