Utricularia vulgaris is a perennial found in areas such as Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa, temperate Asia. A member of the Lentibulariaceae family, Utricularia vulgaris L is also known by its common name of Bladderwort. The perennial can grow to a height of meters and up to 1 meters wide. The preferred habitat of Ponds, lakes and ditches, usually in relatively deep water[17]., with LMH soil and N moisture levels. .

Bladderwort is a zone 5 hardy plant that has medicinal uses - the medicinal usage rating of Bladderwort is 1The whole plant is mildly astringent, diuretic and vulnerary[7].It is used as a poultice on wounds[7].

Utricularia vulgaris is 0 plant, whose flowers bloom typically in 7 - 8, and which is pollinated by Bees.

The plant has an edibility rating of 1Root[179]. No more details are given, but the root can be up to 1 metre long though it is rather thin. Another report says that this is a floating aquatic plant with submerged root-like capillary branches[7]. Leaves[179]. No more details are given. The juice of . The plant is drunk for its rich mineral content[7].

Cultivation tips: A free-floating water plant[188], it requires acid conditions[200] and is most commonly found in deep water[17]. This species can become a noxious weed in rice paddies[274]. An insectivores plant[200]. . The plant possesses bladders with trap doors. Most of the water is pumped out of the bladder, resulting in a lower pressure inside the bladder than outside. When a tiny (usually microscopic) creature touches one of the trigger hairs on the door, the door opens allowing water to rush in and carry the animal with it - the process taking just a small fraction of a second. The trap door closes and the animal is digested by the plant[274]. An aggregate species[17].

. The plant should best be propagated by Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe on the surface of a pot of acid compost that is immersed in water. Division should be possible in the growing season[188].

Root[179]. No more details are given, but the root can be up to 1 metre long though it is rather thin. Another report says that this is a floating aquatic plant with submerged root-like capillary branches[7]. Leaves[179]. No more details are given. The juice of . The plant is drunk for its rich mineral content[7].