Utricularia (Bladderwort)

Bladderwort (Utricularia) · 7/15/2020 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine Species not yet identified

(Utricularia) · 9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts Species not yet identified

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Lentibulariaceae	A family of carnivorous plants containing three genera: Genlisea, the corkscrew plants; Pinguicula, the butterworts; and Utricularia, the bladderworts
Genus	Utricularia	From the Latin utriculus, “a small bag or bladder,” the common name of which is bladderwort