Utricularia caerulea

Utricularia caerulea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 18 18 1753. (syn: Pelidnia caerulea (L.) Barnhart; Utricularia albiflora Griff.; Utricularia albina Ridl.; Utricularia bifida Macrae ex A. DC.; Utricularia caerulea var. filicaulis (Wall. ex A. DC.) Haines; Utricularia campestris Miq. ex C.B. Clarke; Utricularia capillaris D. Don; Utricularia cavaleriei Stapf; Utricularia charnleyensis W. Fitzg.; Utricularia complanata Wall.; Utricularia filicaulis Wall. ex A. DC.; Utricularia filicaulis Wall. .; Utricularia kerrii Craib; Utricularia nivea Vahl .; Utricularia obscura R. Br. ex Benth.; Utricularia obtusiloba Benj.; Utricularia ophirensis Ridl.; Utricularia paucifolia Benj.; Utricularia purpurea Willd. ex Benj.; Utricularia racemosa Wall. ..; Utricularia ramosa Vahl; Utricularia rosea Edgew.; Utricularia roseopurpurea Stapf ex Gamble; Utricularia sampathii Subr. & Yogan.; Utricularia sootepensis Craib; Utricularia squamosa Benj.);

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Terrestrial herbs; rhizoids upto 2.5 cm long; stolons capillary, upto 2 cm long. Foliar organs upto 1 cm long, narrowly obovate, rosulate, apex rounded. Traps numerous 1-1.5 mm long, ovoid, stalked. Racemes 2.5-6 cm long, terete; scales similar to the bracts; bracts 1.5-3 mm long, narrowly elliptic, acute at both ends; bracteoles 1-2 mm long. Flowers up to 4 mm long; pedicels c. 1.5 mm long, often recurved in fruit. Calyx -lobes subequal, c. 1.5 mm long, ovate, hooded. Corolla purple or cream; upper lip 2-lobed, c. 2 mm long, obovate to oblong, notched or emarginate at apex; lower lip 2-3 mm long, suborbicular to broadly ovate; spur 3-4 mm long, slightly curved forwards. Stamens 2; filaments c. mm long. Ovary ovoid; stigma 2-lipped. Capsules 1.5-2 mm across, subglobose. Seeds ovoid or ellipsoid, reticulate.  

(From  India Biodiversity Portal

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Utricularia sp for ID:
Photographed this Utricularia sp. in a sandy/rocky stream bed at Assam.

The plants is upto 8-12 cm. Growing amidst unidentified Eriocaulon sp. Please help me to ID the species.

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31082013 Utrricularia 1 RD-1 :  Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors.

Interesting find … This reminded me of a some what similar looking Utricularia sp. from Maharashtra (Konkan region) i.e. U. caerulea.

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This is also Utricularia caerulea, a wide spread and much variable species

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31082013 Utrricularia 3 RD-3 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Both are Utricularia caerulea

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Plant ID: 29072018 VNRPP 01 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)

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Pl. check comparative images at /species/a—l/l/lentibulariaceae/utricularia  

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here I am attaching one more whole picture (Habit)
Exact location Puttaparti, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh.

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377 ID wild plant Utricularia: 8 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 05OCT2022, 11.55am
Habitat: wild wet rocky marsh sunlight
Plant habit: insectivorous herb, erect unbranched, slender weak stem/peduncle, annual
Height: 10cm
Leaves: alternate, nice circular
Flower: spiked racemose, size:03.5×2.5mm, whitish violet, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:

Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/04/utricularia/

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Thank you very much for providing ID link. It is very close to Utricularia caerulea,

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Yes, it appears close to images at Utricularia caerulea L.

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References:

The Plant List  Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China  India Biodiversity Portal  Wikipedia  Utricularia caerulea (Lentibulariaceae): A new record to flora of Andaman & Nicobar Islands  FloraBase: Flora of Western Australia  eprints