[Wildflowers with 5 Petals on Mt. Adams]

The Bladderwort Family on Mt. Adams

Lentibulariaceae

Common Bladderwort: Utricularia vulgaris

The Bladderworts of Mt. Adams: The Genus Utricularia - Aquatic plants of shallow water, often with stems creeping along the bottom with much-dissecte leaves, often bearing minute bladders, and the inflorescence held erect out of the water. Flowers two-lipped with the tube often bearing a spur at its base (See photo above.).


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