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Bladderworts are carnivorous plants of bogs and shallow water. Submerged leaves (not visible in the photo) bear small round bladders. Tiny swimming animals touch trigger hairs around the mouth of a bladder. A trap door opens and the bladder expands, sucking the prey inside. Common bladderwort can be distinguished from other bladderworts by the short, curved spur on the flower.

• Family: Bladderwort (Lentibulariaceae)
• Habitat: shallow water
• Height: 4-8 inches
• Flower size: 3/4 inch long
• Flower color: yellow
• Flowering time: May to September
• Origin: native