Small Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia radiata
(Utricularia inflata var. minor )
Family--Lentibulariaceae

An interesting plant, the flowers rise above the water on a raft of floating leaves, the roots extend downward into the muddy bottom of the pond. photo--July 7, 2004 at Carl Sandberg NHS, Henderson Co., NC

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