Utricularia radiata
Species of carnivorous plant
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Utricularia radiata, the little floating bladderwort or small swollen bladderwort,[1][2] is a medium-sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. radiata is endemic to North America.[3]
| Utricularia radiata | |
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| Illustration of U. radiata from 1913. | |
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. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia radiata | |
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The size of U. radiata ranges from 0 to 30.5 centimeters (approximately 0 to 1 foot) in height.[4] It is most commonly found in habitats such as lakes, ponds, and ditches.[2] This species has the ability to prey upon a variety of both phytoplankton and zooplankton.[5]
