Utricularia minor

Utricularia minor

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia
Species:	U. minor
Binomial name
*Utricularia minor* L.
Synonyms
Lentibularia minor (L.) Raf. [U. ? exoleta Hand.-Mazz.] U. minor var. multispinosa Miki U. multispinosa (Miki) Miki U. nepalensis Kitamura [U. punctata P.Taylor] U. rogersiana Lace Xananthes minor (L.) Raf.

Utricularia minor, the lesser bladderwort, is a small, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is usually found affixed to the substrate but it can also survive suspended in a body of water. U. minor is a circumboreal species and is found in North America, Asia, and Europe.