Biology:Utricularia macrorhiza
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Utricularia |
| Species: | U. macrorhiza
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| Utricularia macrorhiza LeConte
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Utricularia macrorhiza, the common bladderwort,[1] is a perennial suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. macrorhiza is native to North America and eastern temperate Asia.[2]
Description
U. macrorhiza is a floating plant with six to twenty large, bilaterally symmetrical, yellow flowers that appear in June, July, and August, and are held on an erect stem.[3] U. macrorhiza is distinguished from other similar species by its flowers, which are larger than those found on any other bladderwort.[3]
The bladders which give common bladderwort its name are used to trap and consume prey.[3] Small organisms trigger the hairs on the pores of the bladder as they brush against it, causing the pore to open inward, allowing a rush of water into the bladder which pulls the prey in as well.[3] The pore immediately closes behind the prey, which is then digested by enzymes within the bladder.[3] The process of trapping the prey from opening to closing the pore takes place in 0.002 seconds.[3] If large prey becomes stuck in the pore, the prey is digested by the enzymes bit by bit until the pore closes again.[3]
Distribution
In North America, U. macrorhiza is found throughout the United States and Canada.[1][3] In this range, it is found mostly in ponds and lakes, but also in slow-moving streams and rivers.[3] It shares the northern half of its range with a similar, related species, U. minor, lesser bladderwort.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Utricularia macrorhiza". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=UTMA.
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=UTMA.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7903097 entry
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