Purple Bladderwort

Utricularia purpurea

Summary 2

Utricularia purpurea, the eastern purple bladderwort, is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. purpurea is endemic to North and Central America. It has been suggested that U. purpurea may have partially lost its appetite for carnivory. Richards (2001) did an extensive study in the field on it and noted that trapping rates of the usual Utricularia prey were significantly lower than in other spec

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  1. (c) Eleanor, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildflowersflorida/9484074574/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utricularia_purpurea

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