Bladderwort

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Bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) are carnivorous aquatic plants characterized by many small bladders formed from leaf segments. They are rootless plants with alternate, finely dissected leaves. Flowers extend above the water surface on tall stalks and are usually purple or yellow but can be white or blue.

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