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Utricularia subulata
Also called Slender Bladderwort, Tiny Bladderwort, Subulate Bladderwort
Zigzag bladderwort is a tiny annual carnivorous plant that grows in wet or boggy ground and traps small aquatic animals in bladder-like sacs. It needs constantly wet soil and bright light, and it is rarely grown in gardens.
Utricularia subulata, the zigzag bladderwort, is a small annual, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is the most widely distributed species in the genus, being almost pantropical.
It is native to the Americas, Africa, and Australia
Asian Golden Bladderwort · Bladderwort · Bladderwort · Florida yellow bladderwort · Flatleaf bladderwort · Southern bladderwort · Lead Bladderwort · Lesser bladderwort · Piedmont bladderwort · Utricularia pubescens · Pondo Bladderwort · Utricularia scandens
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Utricularia subulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
