| Tiny Bladderwort |
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| File size | 103510 |
| Original date | 10/6/12 9:39 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1000s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Utricularia praeterita Family: Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family)
Tiny Bladerwort is a very small carnivorous plant
that is found in Western Ghats.
Leaves spathulate-linear, 3-nerved. Traps are globose, mouth basal with
2 simple subulate glandular appendages. Flower racemes are erect,
slightly grooved. Scales and bracts are basifixed, one-nerved. Flowers
are violet, upper lip oblong constricted near middle. Lower lip is
obovate, hairy in throat, unigibbous at base. spur descending, pointed
at tip. Capsule is ovoid, testa net-veined, elongated. The species is
assessed as Near Threatened, endemic to Western Ghats. Flowering:
July-January.
Identification credit: Milind Sardesai
| Photographed in Lonavala, Maharashtra. |