Utricularia vulgaris, also known as greater bladderwort or common bladderwort, is an aquatic plant found in Asia and Europe. It has a free-floating nature and does not have roots. During its growing season, it can grow up to one meter in length and forms turions in the winter. The leaves are finely divided and have bladder-like traps. The plant produces yellow flowers on stalks above the water surface from April to August. In some regions, it is replaced by a similar species, U. macrorhiza.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Lentibularia major	Gilib.	Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 139 (1782)
Lentibularia vulgaris	Moench	Methodus (Moench) 520. 1794 [4 May 1794]
Utricularia vulgaris var. typica	J.Meister	Mem. Herb. Boissier 12: 31. 1900
Utricularia biseriata	H.Lindb.	Meddeland. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 46: 103. 1921 (1921)
Utricularia vulgaris f. platyloba	Glück	Biol. Morphol. Untersuch. Wasser- Sumpfgewächse 2: 32 (1906)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	common bladderwort
English	greater bladderwort
Spanish	lentibularia
Arabic	أبو حلاوة
Arabic	سندب
Belarusian	Плывунец звычайны
Bulgarian	обикновена мехурка
Catalan	utriculaire commune
Czech	bublinatka obecná
Welsh	chwysigenddail mawr
Danish	almindelig blærerod
Danish	blærerod
German	gemeiner wasserschlauch
German	gewöhnlicher wasserschlauch
German	utriculaire commune
Estonian	vesipõis
Estonian	lihtne vesihernes
Estonian	kalahernes
Estonian	harilik vesihernes
Estonian	vesihernes
Persian	آتریکالاریا معمولی
Finnish	isovesiherne
Finnish	vesiherne
French	utriculaire vulgaire
French	utriculaire commune
Upper Sorbian	hołbjace zelo
Upper Sorbian	spóriš
Upper Sorbian	wódnomužowy chód
Upper Sorbian	wódny lenčk
Upper Sorbian	wódny tchór
Upper Sorbian	wulki pucherjak
Hungarian	közönséges rence
Lithuanian	utriculaire commune
Lithuanian	paprastasis skendenis
Norwegian Bokmål	storblærerot
Dutch	gewoon blaasjeskruid
Dutch	groot blaasjeskruid
Polish	pływacz zwyczajny
Romanian	otrățelul de baltă
Romanian	otrățel de baltă
Russian	Пузырчатка обыкновенная
se	stuorračáhcebađvi
Slovak	bublinatka obyčajná
smn	čäciherttâ
sms	jõnnčääʹcckååraǩ
Swedish	blåsört
Swedish	vattenbläddra
Swedish	utriculaire commune
Ukrainian	Пухирник звичайний
Chinese	闸草
Chinese	狸藻
Chinese	普通狸藻

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - Tibet
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita
  - Irkutsk
  - Krasnoyarsk
  - Tuva
  - West Siberia
  - Yakutskiya
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Spain

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000417265
Canadensys	6506
Tropicos	18300008
INPN	128322
Flora of Italy	5091
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527199-1
The Plant List	kew-2449461
Plantarium	39757
PFAF	Utricularia vulgaris
Open Tree Of Life	604700
Observations.org	7599
NCBI Taxonomy	192324
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000158900
IUCN Red List	164181
IPNI	527199-1
iNaturalist	154150
GBIF	3172427
Freebase	/m/04qlj6
WisFlora	5312
EPPO	UTRVU
EOL	577801
Elurikkus	8100
USDA GRIN	432033
Wikipedia	Utricularia_vulgaris
CMAUP	NPO15658

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Shoots and Turions of Aquatic Plants as a Source of Fatty Acids

Strzemski M, Adamec L, Dresler S, Mazurek B, Dubaj K, Stolarczyk P, Feldo M, Płachno BJ

Molecules

29-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11085451
doi:	10.3390/molecules29092062
PMID:	38731554

Microplastics as an emerging contaminant of concern to our environment: a brief overview of the sources and implications

Stapleton MJ, Hai FI

Bioengineered

08-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10413915
doi:	10.1080/21655979.2023.2244754
PMID:	37553794

Chironomidae in shallow water bodies of a protected lowland freshwater floodplain ecosystem

Čerba D, Vlaičević B, Davidović RA, Koh M, Ergović V, Turković Čakalić I

Sci Prog

17-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10358707
doi:	10.1177/00368504231172653
PMID:	37198903

The Alien Plant Species Impact in Rice Crops in Northwestern Italy

Vagge I, Chiaffarelli G

Plants (Basel)

17-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10223007
doi:	10.3390/plants12102012
PMID:	37653929

Physiological Response of Nutrient-Stressed Lemna gibba to Pulse Colloidal Silver Treatment

Varga M, Žuna Pfeiffer T, Begović L, Mlinarić S, Horvatić J, Miloloža T, Štolfa Čamagajevac I

Plants (Basel)

19-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10055381
doi:	10.3390/plants12061367
PMID:	36987055

Spatial heterogeneity ensures long-term stability in vegetation and Fritillaria meleagris flowering in Uppsala Kungsäng, a semi-natural meadow

Hytteborn H, Carlsson BÅ, Svensson BM, Zhang L, Rydin H

PLoS One

08-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10045606
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0282116
PMID:	36888605

Response of Macrophyte Diversity in Coastal Lakes to Watershed Land Use and Salinity Gradient

Grzybowski M, Burandt P, Glińska-Lewczuk K, Lew S, Obolewski K

Int J Environ Res Public Health

10-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9779085
doi:	10.3390/ijerph192416620
PMID:	36554500

Pantranscriptome combined with phenotypic quantification reveals germplasm kinship and regulation network of bract color variation in Bougainvillea

Huang H, Ji H, Ju S, Lin W, Li J, Lv X, Lin L, Guo L, Qiu D, Yan J, Ma X

Front Plant Sci

17-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9713818
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1018846
PMID:	36466294

Environmental ranges discriminating between macrophytes groups in European rivers

Kaijser W, Birk S, Hering D

PLoS One

14-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9197031
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0269744
PMID:	35700165

A Historical Perspective of Bladderworts (Utricularia): Traps, Carnivory and Body Architecture

Miranda VF, Silva SR, Reut MS, Dolsan H, Stolarczyk P, Rutishauser R, Płachno BJ

Plants (Basel)

03-Dec-2021

PMCID:	PMC8707321
doi:	10.3390/plants10122656
PMID:	34961127

Juncus Bulbosus Tissue Nutrient Concentrations and Stoichiometry in Oligotrophic Ecosystems: Variability with Seasons, Growth Forms, Organs and Habitats

Moe TF, Hessen DO, Demars BO

Plants (Basel)

26-Feb-2021

PMCID:	PMC7996725
doi:	10.3390/plants10030441
PMID:	33652668

Transformation of Aquatic Plant Diversity in an Environmentally Sensitive Area, the Lake Taihu Drainage Basin

Huang X, Xu X, Guan B, Liu S, Xie H, Li Q, Li K

Front Plant Sci

12-Nov-2020

PMCID:	PMC7688627
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2020.513788
PMID:	33281835

Biological control of Aedes mosquito larvae with carnivorous aquatic plant, Utricularia macrorhiza

Couret J, Notarangelo M, Veera S, LeClaire-Conway N, Ginsberg HS, LeBrun RL

Parasit Vectors

21-Apr-2020

PMCID:	PMC7175535
doi:	10.1186/s13071-020-04084-4
PMID:	32317006

Effect of Gravity on the Scale of Compliant Shells

Charpentier V, Adriaenssens S

Biomimetics (Basel)

27-Jan-2020

PMCID:	PMC7148455
doi:	10.3390/biomimetics5010004
PMID:	32012708

Phyllosphere of Submerged Plants in Bathing Lakes as a Reservoir of Fungi—Potential Human Pathogens

Biedunkiewicz A, Sucharzewska E, Kulesza K, Nowacka K, Kubiak D

Microb Ecol

26-Oct-2019

PMCID:	PMC7176600
doi:	10.1007/s00248-019-01447-y
PMID:	31655872

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
[(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-5-hydroxy-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-yl]methyl (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	101667548	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2COC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	508.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
[(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-5-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	101667549	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2CO)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
[5-Hydroxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-yl]methyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	163016262	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2COC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	508.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
[5-Hydroxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-yl]methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	73717558	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2COC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
[7-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-5-yl] 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	73981692	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2CO)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
2-[[5-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	348157	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2CO)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	346.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
7-Hydroxy-7-methyl-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid	13878352	Click to see CC1(CCC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	376.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
Eurostoside	20839507	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2COC(=O)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	492.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
Mussaenosidic acid	21633105	Click to see CC1(CCC2C1C(OC=C2C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	376.36	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83027-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols
2',3,5,7-Tetrahydroxyflavanone	3082330	Click to see C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	288.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-3,5,7-trihydroxy-, (2R,3R)-	157633	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	304.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
5,7,2',6'-Tetrahydroxyflavone	5321865	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Baicalein	5281605	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)O)O	270.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Chrysin	5281607	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O	254.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Norwogonin	5281674	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)O	270.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glucuronides / Flavonoid-7-O-glucuronides
Baicalin	64982	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O	446.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Oroxindin	3084961	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)C(=O)O)O)O)O	460.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids
5,7,2'-Trihydroxy-6-methoxyflavone	5322076	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3O)O	300.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
Oroxylin A	5320315	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O	284.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Scuteamoenin	195603	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=O)CC(OC2=C1)C3=C(C=CC=C3O)O)O	302.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
Scuteamoenoside	130116	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=O)CC(OC2=C1)C3=C(C=CC=C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
Skullcapflavone II	124211	Click to see COC1=CC=CC(=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)OC)OC)OC)O)O	374.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Wogonin	5281703	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O	284.26	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Utricularia vulgaris

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Description Top

Synonyms Top

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Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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