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Utricularia purpurea (Eastern purple bladderwort)
Cressler, Alan

Utricularia purpurea

Utricularia purpurea Walter

Eastern Purple Bladderwort

Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family)

Synonym(s): Vesiculina purpurea

USDA Symbol: UTPU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , SC , TX , VA , VT , WI
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL OBL OBL OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Utricularia purpurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Utricularia purpurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Utricularia purpurea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-10
Research By: TWC Staff

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