Skye Flora

Intermediate Bladderwort

Utricularia intermedia

Photo © Carl Farmer
12 Jul 2003 Suardal

Occasional in lochs, slow-moving burns and pools.

Bladders c 2-3 mm, leaves c 4-12 mm

Skye ID: Leaves fan-shaped with small bristles on the segments. Bladders and leaves are on separate stems, with the odd exception.

Other features: Flowers probably never produced in Skye. They are similar to those of Lesser Bladderwort but have red streaks. If you ever see them get clicking with that camera!

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Photo © Carl Farmer 6 Aug 2003 Dunvegan		Photo © Carl Farmer 12 Jul 2003 Suardal
I don't think it was really this colour but that's typical of photographing underwater plants. In this pic you can see the bristles on the edges of the leaf segments		A bladder-only stem followed by a leaf-only stem

Stand in the water long enough and it grows over your wellies :-)

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