Cone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
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Utricularia gibba
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Lentibulariaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Small herbaceous wildflower. |
Height: |
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Flowering stem about 4 inches tall. Spreading and forming patches much broader than tall. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Widespread in North America south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World. Very rare and scattered in South Florida. |
Habitats: |
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Swamps and marshes. |
Soils: |
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Wet, poorly-drained to permanantly innundated calcareous or organic soils. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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Spring-fall. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Small animals are trapped in bladders on the submerged leaves. |
Horticultural Notes: |
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