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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants

compiled by Elizabeth Painter

up to date as of May 1, 2016

Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).





TaxonUtricularia gibba
groupEudicots
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Family common name(s)bladderwort; bladderworts
Genus common name(s)bladderwort; bladder-wort; bladder wort; bladdersnout; bladder-snout
Species common name(s)gibbous bladderwort; humped bladderwort; humped bladder-wort; humped bladder wort; hump-back bladderwort; swollen-spurred bladderwort; swollen spurred bladderwort; swollenspurred bladderwort; swollen-spur bladderwort; swollenspur bladderwort; cone-spur bladderwort; conespur bladderwort; creeping bladderwort; yellow-flowering bladderwort; yellow flowering bladderwort
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsfibrous bladderwort [Utricularia fibrosa]; two-flowered bladderwort [Utricularia biflora]; two-flower bladderwort [Utricularia biflora]; longspur creeping bladderwort [Utricularia biflora]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxafloating bladderwort, swollen bladderwort are applied to multiple Utricularia taxa; bladder-weed, bladder weed, bladderweed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcUtricularia fibrosa Walter
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