Utricularia

The bladderworts

Utricularia, or bladderworts, are diminutive plants mostly known for their gorgeous flowers. They utilise small bladder-like traps in substrate or water to catch small organisms.

There are only 3 species in the Cape plus one unidentified form. 

 

Utricularia bisquamata

Utricularia brachyceras

Utricularia sp Hermanus