UtriculariaThe Bladderwort –

A Colorful Carnivorous Plant

A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus

by Ben Merritt

U. paulineae (A. Fleischmann)

U. inthanonensis (A. Fleischmann)

U. alpina

U. longifolia

U. fulva

U. gibba

U. campbelliana (Matthias)

Around 233 Species

Utricularia – from Latin “utriculus”

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Easily Cultivated

Growth Habits

Terrestrial

A. Fleischmann

F. Rivadavia

R. Wendt

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G. Mittelhauser

D. Cameron

Aquatic

Taylor’s Monograph of Utricularia (1989) Characterized 2 Subgenera

1. Polypompholyx2. Utricularia This Study

Introduced 3rd from Earlier

Studies

1. Bivalvaria (7/12 sec)

2. Polypompholyx (2/3)

3. Utricularia (5/19)

-Sequenced using matK and trnK (maturase in chloroplast and non-coding sequence, respectively)

-matK has a very high variability across plant species and therefore is good for resolving species when performing phylogenetic analyses

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U. humboldtii in Bromeliad Tanks

U. nelumbifolia (araflora.com)

U. reniformis

U. alpina

U. Longifolia (mooseyscountrygarden.com)