Jun 23, 2021
Carnivorous Plants 101: Lentibulariaceae
Also known as the bladderwort family, Lentibulariaceae has three genera: Pinguicula, Genlisea, and Utricularia.
This family has over 300 species, making it one of the largest and most diverse carnivorous plant families.
Each of the genera uses a different type of trapping mechanism: Genlisea uses pigeon traps (sometimes called snare traps), Pinguicula uses adhesive traps, and Utricularia uses suction traps.
*I’ll be doing some follow-up posts to provide a little bit of additional information about these three genera, so stay tuned for that!
