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Utricularia minor

Lesser Bladderwort

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129833

Element CodePDLNT020D0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyLentibulariaceae

GenusUtricularia

Other Common Names

lesser bladderwort (EN) Utriculaire mineure (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1986-02-19

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

From CNHP Wetland Guide 2012: Main Characteristics:
·Leaves small, 2.5-10 mm long, 3 times palmately divided from the base, without a main rachis
·Corolla pale yellow, 6-8 mm long
·Corolla spur 2.5-3 mm long

Habitat

This species occurs in acidic, shallow waters, usually less than 30 centimeters deep, at elevations ranging from 800 to 2,900 meters (Rice, 2022).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Missouri	S1	Yes
Nebraska	S1	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SH	Yes
Oregon	S4	Yes
South Dakota	S2	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SH	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
North Dakota	S2	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
California	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Delaware	SX	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Washington	S2	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eudora	Tongass National Forest	195,022
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
Hoonah Sound	Tongass National Forest	79,764

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bucks Lake	Plumas National Forest	680
Castle Peak	Tahoe National Forest	14,974
Grouse Lakes	Tahoe National Forest	19,085
Mill Creek	Lassen National Forest	7,587
Wild Cattle Mtn	Lassen National Forest	4,965

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peace Rock	Boise National Forest	191,734

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Maiden Peak	Willamette National Forest	9,627
Maiden Peak	Deschutes National Forest	26,432
Waldo - Fuji	Willamette National Forest	15,273

References (3)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Rice, B.A. 2022. Jepson eFlora: <i>Utricularia intermedia</i>. Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Accessed September 29, 2022. https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=47604
Rice, B.A. 2022. Jepson eFlora: <i>Utricularia minor</i>. Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Accessed September 29, 2022. https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=47609