Fairies' Aprons - native (Utricularia dichotoma)

Occurrence: Grows in wet places.

A native.

Other names: Single Bladderwort.

It is a carnivorous plant. The submerged leaves develop bladders which trap small water creatures and digest them.

Recognise by

• it grows in swampy places
• the flower has a broad lobe (the fairies' apron) and another much smaller lobe
• the larger petal has a white or yellow marking at the base
• the flowers are on slender wiry stems.

Photos: Growing in a swampy grassland. Mt Alexander.