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Utricularia vulgaris sens.lat. (greater bladderworts)

Date: 28 August 2004
Location: Mid-west Yorkshire, England
State: Non-flowering
Record Summary: floating plants in fen pool
Identification Notes: Robust floating plant with bladders on all mature leaves. The young bladders are pink, but further down the plant they are black (bright blue under microscope).

Quadrifid hairs from inner surface of bladder examined

Images etc

naked eye photograph Bladder - magnified 500 by 401 pixels
naked eye photograph Bladder - magnified 416 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Bladders - magnified 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Bladders - mature - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Bladders - young - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Bladders - young - magnified 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Shoot - tip - close-up 500 by 333 pixels
naked eye photograph Shoot - tip - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Shoot 500 by 332 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Bladder - quadrifid hairs on inner surface - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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