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The amazing bladderworts, this genus has managed to modify its roots into small aquatic traps that can capture small, mostly microscopic insects, the species above is U livida. The flower is on 3mm across and the leaves on the ground only 2mm across. These plants grow as runners on the soil surface.
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An example of a larger flowering species, U pubescens.
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Some species can put on an amazing show of flowers, This 12cm pot of U sandersonii carried hundreds of flowers.
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