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Utricularia purpurea

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Purple Bladderwort

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141236

Element CodePDLNT020G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyLentibulariaceae

GenusUtricularia

Other Common Names

eastern purple bladderwort (EN) Eastern Purple Bladderwort (EN) Utriculaire pourpre (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-06-29

Change Date1984-04-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	S1	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	S3	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Alabama	S3	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Georgia	S4	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	S1	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Florida (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592
Gum Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	11,645

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Myhre, K. 2001. Comments by K. Myhre on rare species list for fisheries. Email memo. 23 May 2001. 2pp.