Scientific Name: Utricularia lateriflora

Common Name: tiny bladderwort

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Form Description: Small semi-aquatic herb with tiny leaves and a thread-like, erect, wiry flowering stem.

Flowers: 3-6 small purple or lilac flowers.

Fruit: Capsule – seeds are minute.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Heath
Habitat Notes

Locally abundant in wet heaths.

General Notes

Grown by division, may grow faster if kept partially submerged in 5mm of water. Can be cultivated in squat pots filled with a peaty mixture, with the pot standing in a saucer of water. Keep in a well-lit position.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Division

Seed Information

Cutting & Division Information

Propagate by division, by cutting the plant into 2 or 3 sections when it is actively growing, or by turions (resting buds) formed in winter.