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Arial bladders

Here is a photo of some arial bladders that formed on the "leaves" of Utricularia cornuta.  This is a good example of how undifferentiated the above ground "leaves" and underground "stolons" really are.  These bladders have never been below the substrate.

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U tricularia cornuta :) True to type, the scape on this aborted. Rats.
 
Has it aborted or just stopped growing? I find that U cornuta will grow inflorescences in spurts.
 
Do those above ground bladders ever catch anything?
 
Utricularia bladders use water to suck in their prey, so, nope.
 
Bummer. I keep wondering what intrest people could possible have with these plants.


"Duck and run"
 
That's not a very nice thing to say in a utric forum.
 
I didn't hear anything, I ran
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But seriously, if there was just a way to see insects die......but I guess that's the "I've put food on my families' table for 17 years through killing bugs" chauvinism coming out in me.

I'm getting ready to order 3 turions of Aldovanda, though, does that help? At least it's under water
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