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Post by hcarlton on Jul 14, 2011 2:05:27 GMT
Hi all,
I was wondering if I could get help in identification of a mystery bladderwort that I have growing in now three separate pots. These plants have extremely long, thin leaves that nearly resemble algae threads, but do have bladders on the underground parts. There have been very few flower stalks, and the ones that have been produced have borne single small flowers, less that one millimeter in length and width, and pure white. The lips both seem to be formed into rounded bumps, with the lower larger than the upper, but at such a small size it is hard to tell which part of the flower is which. If anyone has any ideas on the identity, let me know.
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Post by Dave Evans on Jul 14, 2011 2:47:45 GMT
Hmm, maybe U. rostrata? The flower are ivory to my eye...
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Post by coldcoffee on Jul 14, 2011 5:11:56 GMT
I have a couple of mysteries too. Do you have pics?
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Post by nepenthes99 on Jul 14, 2011 18:55:50 GMT
It could be an Utricularia bisqamata. A white flowered form has become a weed in my collection as well. It originally arrived as a parasite with Utricularia subulata in a pot of D. burmannii from California Carnivores.
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Post by hcarlton on Jul 15, 2011 2:57:18 GMT
Unfortunately all flowers have gone, and any pictures I would have gotten would probably have turned out too fuzzy to see. As for whether it is U. bisquamata, I have seen pictures of those flowers, and I am quite sure these are much smaller, and the large lower lip is either pretty much absent or curled into a small lobe. If it helps, I estimate the leaves to be between 1/2-2 cm long, but extremely thin.
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Post by coldcoffee on Jul 15, 2011 6:28:22 GMT
I will try to take pictures of mine tomorrow- might be the same.
Where did you get them from initially? Mine were hitchhikers on a couple of droseras from a California Carnivores order.
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Post by hcarlton on Jul 16, 2011 3:50:50 GMT
Actually, what appears to be the same plant has appeared in a flytrap pot from a Lowes in Greeley, CO, and the other was with U. livida from Meadowview Biological Research Station.
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Post by coldcoffee on Jul 17, 2011 3:47:27 GMT
Greeley, CO huh? I used to live there! Well, in a small neighboring city at least.
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Post by ABACUS on Jul 18, 2011 21:32:17 GMT
It could be an Utricularia bisqamata. A white flowered form has become a weed in my collection as well. It originally arrived as a parasite with Utricularia subulata in a pot of D. burmannii from California Carnivores. Yeah, U. bisquamata is a common companion plant at California Carnivores. Here are some photos of the flowers.    |
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Post by hcarlton on Jul 20, 2011 15:22:44 GMT
That would actually be a rather welcome weed for me, but it still doesn't look anything like the tiny, bulbous white flowers of my mystery plant.
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Post by Aidan on Jul 20, 2011 17:59:21 GMT
Without photos, there really is no hope of solving your mystery.
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Post by Brian Barnes on Jul 20, 2011 18:16:38 GMT
Hi all, I was wondering if I could get help in identification of a mystery bladderwort that I have growing in now three separate pots. These plants have extremely long, thin leaves that nearly resemble algae threads, but do have bladders on the underground parts. There have been very few flower stalks, and the ones that have been produced have borne single small flowers, less that one millimeter in length and width, and pure white. The lips both seem to be formed into rounded bumps, with the lower larger than the upper, but at such a small size it is hard to tell which part of the flower is which. If anyone has any ideas on the identity, let me know. Hmmm...bulbous flowers. Are you sure they are not simply cleistogamous flowers? I agree with Aidan, photos would help immensely....  Happy Growing, Brian |
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Post by hcarlton on Jul 21, 2011 0:29:18 GMT
I have seen cleistogamous flowers, and rarely, if ever, are the upper and lower lips separated. There is what appears to be a flower stalk coming up on one of my now 5 or 6 colonies, so if a flower opens, I will try my best to get a clear picture.
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