Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Utricularia lateriflora
Common name
Small bladderwort, Tiny bladderwort
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Where found
Heath, usually wet heath. Mainly coast and ranges north of the Kings Highway. Occasionally farther south.
Notes
Perennial herb, stems to about 5 cm long, stoloniferous. Insect traps on the 'roots', stems, and leaf stalks. Leaves few, to about 5 cm long, 0.3–0.5 mm wide. Flowers pale lilac, mauve or violet, with a white or yellow spot at base of the lower lip. Flowers 4–12 mm long, 2-lipped, the upper lip oval, the tip squared off and deeply notched; the lower lip larger, approximatelyroundin outline. Flowers in one to several mostly 1–5-flowered clusters 3–30 cm long. Flowering: throughout the year.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Utricularia~lateriflora (accessed 10 February, 2021)
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