Bladders:
Finally some bladders, which of course carnivorous plant enthusiasts love to see. These were invisible in the other photographs
because the bladder-bearing shoots are buried in the muck and mire, which is why they lack chlorophyll.
Notice that a green turion has been produced on this bladder-shoot. While
Utricularia intermedia produces two markedly different kinds of shoots, both kinds of shoots produce
the same kind of turion.
Incidentally, my TNC guides let me collect a few Utricularia specimens. At the end
of the trip, after we had stowed the canoes, I photographed the plants using
flash gear and small aquarium I travel with. When I was done, I tossed the plants back into the water.
I'm just being honest, so you know how I took these photographs.
