. Carnivorous plants of Conecuh National Forest. Carnivorous plants Alabama Conecuh National Forest; Forest reserves Recreational use Alabama. MUD BLADDERWORT Scientific name: Utricularia gibba. Identifying features: The plant body is submerged in water or stranded on mud of drying ponds and swamps. The plant often forms dense, intertwined, matlike masses that may be confused with algae. Flowers are yellow, 2 to 3 per stalk, rang- ing in size from 1/4 to more than 1/3 inch across; stalk grows to 4 inches long. Flowering period: Late April through summer. Distribution: Eastern North America, we
. Carnivorous plants of Conecuh National Forest. Carnivorous plants Alabama Conecuh National Forest; Forest reserves Recreational use Alabama. MUD BLADDERWORT Scientific name: Utricularia gibba. Identifying features: The plant body is submerged in water or stranded on mud of drying ponds and swamps. The plant often forms dense, intertwined, matlike masses that may be confused with algae. Flowers are yellow, 2 to 3 per stalk, rang- ing in size from 1/4 to more than 1/3 inch across; stalk grows to 4 inches long. Flowering period: Late April through summer. Distribution: Eastern North America, west to Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. Habitat: Swampy ponds, ditches. Often grows among dense mats of other aquatic plants. Distribution in forest: Throughout. Abundance in forest: Otiier information: This is the most common aquatic yellow-flowered bladder- wort. It has smaller flowers than the other two aquatic yellow-flowered species of the forest. This species was previously thought to be two species. Types for- merly called Utricularia biflora are now considered to be this species. 23 mmiii. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Folkerts, George W; Folkerts, Debbie Rymal, joint author; United States. Forest Service. Southern Region; Auburn University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Atlanta, Ga. ?] : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region
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