Taxonomy
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Habitat
Muddy soil or very shallow water at the edge of ponds and lakes.
Associates
Distribution
Nova Scotia and northern NY to northern MI, northern MN, and southwest Ontario, south to Long Island, DE and IN; also in GA and FL.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial; stems delicate, horizontal just below the surface of the soil or on the surface in shallow water, producing linear leaves to 3 cm and from the base of each 1-2 delicate roots with or without bladders; flowering branches erect, 2-10 cm, each with 1(2) flowers; bract tubular, surrounding the stem, its margin notched; flowers violet, 1 cm, tipped backward on the pedicel and facing upward, the spur almost horizontal; lower lip 3-lobed, the palate scarcely developed.
Notes
Flowers July to August
Wetland indicator: OBL
Unique among our bladderworts in that it produced linear leaves evenly spaced along a trailing stem. The flowers are unique and quite beautiful as well, albeit small. Apparently scapes with two flowers are rare, however the last image shows that it can occur.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
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