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The genus Utricularia is in the family Lentibulariaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Utricularia

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Utricularia adpressa Salzm. ex A.St.-Hilaire & F.Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia albiflora R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia alpina Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia amethystina Salzm. ex A.St.-Hilaire & F.Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia andongensis Welw. ex Hiern	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia arcuata Wight	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia arenaria A.DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia asplundii P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia aurea Lour.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia aureomaculata Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia australis R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia benjaminiana Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia bifida L.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia biloba R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia biovularioides (Kuhlm.) P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia bisquamata Schrank	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia bracteata R.D.Good	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia bremii Heer	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia breviscapa C.Wright ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia buntingiana P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia caerulea L.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia calycifida Benj.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia campbelliana Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia chiribiquetensis A.Fernández	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia chrysantha R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia cornuta Michx.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia costata P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia cucullata A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia cymbantha Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia delphinioides Thorel ex Pellegr.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia dichotoma Labill.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia endresii Rchb. f.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia erectiflora A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia fimbriata Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia firmula Welw. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia foliosa L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia foveolata Edgew.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia furcellata Oliv.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia geminiloba Benj.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia geminiscapa Benj.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia gibba L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia graminifolia Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia guyanensis A.DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia heterochroma Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia hintonii P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia hirta Klein ex Link	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia hispida Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia holtzei F. Muell.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia humboldtii R.H.Schomb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia huntii P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia hydrocarpa Vahl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia inaequalis A. DC.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia inflexa Forssk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia intermedia Hayne	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia involvens Ridl.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia jamesoniana Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia juncea Vahl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia kumaonensis Oliv.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia lateriflora R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia laxa St. Hilaire & Girard	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia leptoplectra F. Muell.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia limosa R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia livida E.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia lloydii Merl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia longiciliata A.DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia longifolia Gardner	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia macrocheilos (P. Taylor) P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia mangshanensis G.W. Hu	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia mannii Oliv.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia menziesii R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia microcalyx (P.Taylor) P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia micropetala Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia minor L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia minutissima Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia mirabilis P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia multifida R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia myriocista A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia nana A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia naviculata P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia nelumbifolia Gardner	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia neottioides A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia nephrophylla Benj.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia nervosa Weber ex Benj.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia nigrescens Sylvén	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia novae-zelandiae Hook. f.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia ochroleuca R.W.Hartm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia odorata Pellegr.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia olivacea C.Wright ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia oliveriana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia panamensis Steyerm. ex P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia pentadactyla P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia perversa P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia petersoniae P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia physoceras P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia platensis Speg.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia pobeguinii Pellegr.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia poconensis Fromm	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia polygaloides Edgew.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia praelonga A.St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia praetermissa P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia prehensilis E.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia pubescens Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia punctata Wall. ex A. DC.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia purpurea Walter	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia purpureocaerulea A. St.-Hil. & Girard	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia pusilla Vahl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia quelchii N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia quinquedentata F. Muell. ex P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia radiata Small	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia recta P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia reflexa Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia reniformis A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia reticulata Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia rigida Benj.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia salwinensis Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia sandersonii Oliv.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia sandwithii P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia scandens Benj.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia schultesii A.Fernández	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia simulans Pilg.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia singeriana F. Muell.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia smithiana Wight	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia spiralis Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia spruceana Benth. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia stellaris L.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia steyermarkii P.Taylor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia striata Leconte ex Torr.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia striatula Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia subulata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia tenella R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia tenuissima Tutin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia tortilis Welw. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia trichophylla Spruce ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia tricolor A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia tridentata Sylvén	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia triloba Benj.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia uliginosa Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia uniflora R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia unifolia Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia violacea R. Br.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia viscosa Spruce ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia vitellina Ridl.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia vulgaris L.	Accepted		TRO
Utricularia warmingii Kamienski	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia welwitschii Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Utricularia wightiana P. Taylor	Accepted		TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 679 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Utricularia. Of these 146 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 145 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Utricularia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 679 species names for the genus Utricularia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	146	21.5%
◕	Synonym	446	65.7%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.1%
◕	Unassessed	86	12.7%

All names

The status of the 824 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Utricularia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	155	18.8%
◕	Synonym	581	70.5%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.1%
◕	Unassessed	87	10.6%

Of these names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 1 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 679 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Utricularia, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	145	441	0	0	586	86.3%
	Low confidence	1	5	1	86	93	13.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Utricularia, are as follows: