Vegetative key to the families
Vegetative Key Vegetative key to the families
INSECTIVEROUS PLANTS with either sticky glands on the leaves (Fig.28), or with bladders 1–2 mm long on submerged or subterranean leaves (Fig. 28). Very delicate herbs
Leaves (subterranean or in water) with bladders 1–2 mm long (Fig. 24) Lentibulariaceae
Floating aquatic plants. Flowers on axillary peduncles. Corolla yellow. Leaves submerged, divided into capillary segments interspersed with bladder-traps
Leaf segments few (up to c. 8). Stems very fine and often interwoven. Peduncles filiform, 2–20 cm long, 1–6-flowered. Calyx lobes 1–2 mm long when in flower. Corolla 4–6 mm across; spur almost as long as or longer than the lower lip. Coast and adjacent plateaus; Hunter River Valley. Slow moving water, ponds. Fl. spring–summer Utricularia gibba
Leaf segments numerous (more than 15). Stems not interwoven. Corolla 12–20 mm long; spur shorter than the lower lip. Peduncle up to 30 cm long, 4–10-flowered. Calyx lobes 3–4 mm long. Coast and adjacent plateaus; Hunter River Valley; Cumberland Plain. Slow moving water, ponds. Fl. summer Utricularia australis