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Utricularia gibba L.
Humped Bladderwort

(Utricularia biflora)
Lentibulariaceae — Bladderwort family
Uncommon native

Utricularia gibba
Sussex County
June 2001
Utricularia gibba
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
July 2012
Utricularia gibba
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
July 2012
Submerged branch with forked leaves and two bladders.
Utricularia gibba
August 2018
The wetland had drawn down to mud; the leaves are waterlily.


This video shows how bladderworts catch their prey.