Utricularia gibba
Cone Spur Bladderwort, Conespur Bladderpod
Other regional names: Humped Bladderwort
- Humped Bladderwort
Also known as: Megopiza fornicata (Leconte) Raf. +13 more
- Megopiza fornicata (Leconte) Raf.
- Megopiza integra (Leconte) Raf.
- Megopiza longirostris (Leconte) Raf.
- Megozipa fornicata (Leconte) Raf.
- Megozipa integra (Leconte) Raf.
- Megozipa longirostris (Leconte ex Elliott) Raf.
- Plesisa bipartita (Elliott) Raf.
- Trilobulina crenata (Vahl) Raf.
- Trilobulina fibrosa (Walter) Raf.
- Utricularia alba Hoffmanns. ex Link
- Utricularia ambigua A.DC.
- Utricularia amphibia Welw. ex Kamienski
- Utricularia anomala A.St.-Hil. & Girard
- Utricularia bifidocalcar R.D.Good
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lentibulariaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Utricularia gibba (commonly known as Cone-Spur Bladderwort or Conespur Bladderpod) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Lentibulariaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malaya, Mali, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Great Britain, Hungary, New Zealand North