Utricularia minor L.
(Lesser Bladderwort)

Interactions where Utricularia minor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
bladder is predator of UK/IrelandRestricted CRUSTACEA crustaceans Insectivorous Plants, Darwin, C., 1875
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lentibulariaceae/Utricularia minor/Utricularia minorlesser bladderwortbladder Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Crustacea/CrustaceacrustaceansSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Darwin, C., 1875Insectivorous Plants463pp

Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUtricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort)
GenusUtricularia (bladderworts)
FamilyLENTIBULARIACEAE (butterworts and bladderworts)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2002 Lesser Bladderwort and sundews Vol 13, No 5 Page: Front cover

Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort):

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