NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Utricularia subulata
Slender Bladderwort, Zigzag Bladderwort
Scientific Name: |
Utricularia subulata |
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Genus: |
Utricularia |
Species Epithet: |
subulata |
Common Name: |
Slender Bladderwort, Zigzag Bladderwort |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Wet, Aquatic |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May, June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Moist sands or peats of various kinds of acidic wetlands, including wet pine savannas and flatwoods, shores of limesink ponds (dolines), borrow pits, ditches. Rare in NC Mountains and Piedmont, common in Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
No known wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare (*Key) |
Lynda Clay |
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