Utricularia minor, the lesser bladderwort,[1] is a small, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is usually found affixed to the substrate but it can also survive suspended in a body of water. U. minor is a circumboreal species and is found in North America, Asia, and Europe.[2]

Utricularia minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:	U. minor
Binomial name
Utricularia minor L.
Synonyms
Lentibularia minor (L.) Raf. [U. ? exoleta Hand.-Mazz.] U. minor var. multispinosa Miki U. multispinosa (Miki) Miki U. nepalensis Kitamura [U. punctata P.Taylor] U. rogersiana Lace Xananthes minor (L.) Raf.

See also

• List of Utricularia species

References

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External links

• http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/utriculariaminor.pdf

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