Utricularia gibba

Characteristics
Dicots
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia
Utricularia gibba L.
Shortspur Creeping Bladderwort; Humped Bladderwort
forb
7
**
Native AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Dorsifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Yellow
Carpel Number/Pistil
2
Duration
Annual; Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Capsule
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Aquatic; Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
1; 2; 3
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
sessile
Leaf Type
linear; broadleaf
Leaf Venation
dichotomous; pinnate
Leaflet Margins
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Leaflet Number
2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; >20
Moisture Requirements
Hydric; Inundated
Natural Area Presence
LGS; LC; BE
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Free Central
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Stamen Number
1; 2
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Scrophulariales
Utricularia
Utricularia gibba L. - Shortspur Creeping Bladderwort; Humped Bladderwort
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Utricularia gibba - 2
Utricularia gibba - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 2
Utricularia gibba - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 2
Utricularia gibba - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 18
Utricularia gibba - Sunny Fleming View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 19
Utricularia gibba - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 19
Utricularia gibba - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 19
Utricularia gibba - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Utricularia gibba - 19
Utricularia gibba - Theo Witsell View Full Size