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Utricularia juncea Vahl
Southern bladderwort

Family: Lentibulariaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States, the Greater Antilles (not Jamaica), Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Other data on Utricularia juncea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Utricularia juncea has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Assumed to be Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Native
John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Assumed to be Present Native
Prairie/Shell Creek -SWFWMD property Present Native
Prairie/Shell Creek -SWFWMD property Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Assumed to be Present Native

Utricularia juncea has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Utricularia juncea has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Marl Prairie
Wet Flatwoods