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Utricularia caerulea L.
Blue Bladderwort
A variable species which is common in Cairns, Mareeba & Cape York Peninsula.There are white forms and the tiny white form is presented separately.This species was collected by Banks and Solander at Cape Grafton and Cooktown in 1770. Plants meeting Lowrie's description of Utricularia geoffrayi are featured on a separate page.

	Utricularia *caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Flower (white form)
	Location:Tyrconnell Rd, Mareeba, North Queensland	Location:Punsand Bay, Cape York, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17°00.071S 145°16.840E	GPS coordinates:10°43.313S 142°27.346E
	Date of photo:13 June 2010	Date of photo:11 June 2013
	Field No.:695	Field No.:2160

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Flower	Description:Flower
	Location: Kate St, Portsmith, Cairns, North Queensland	Location: Pipeline Rd, Bamaga, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16°57.590S 145°45.089E	GPS coordinates:10°57.752S 142°20.222E
	Date of photo:30 May 2010	Date of photo:13 July 2010
	Field No.:656	Field No.:U660

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Plant in habitat with Utricularia bifida	Description:Flower (pale form)
	Location: Kate St, Portsmith, Cairns, North Queensland	Location: Kate St, Portsmith, Cairns, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16°57.590S 145°45.089E	GPS coordinates:16°57.590S 145°45.089E
	Date of photo:27 March 2010	Date of photo:18 June 2012
	Field No.:U658	Field No.:U659

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Flower	Description:Flower - side view
	Location:Top Nettle Rd, North Queensland	Location: Cardwell, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: 17°29.651S 145°13.775E	GPS coordinates:18°17.529S 146°02.666E
	Date of photo: 13 May 2012	Date of photo:22 April 2011
	Field No.:1044 voucher specimen	Field No.:845

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Flower	Description:Flowers
	Location:Roaring Meg Falls, North Queensland	Location:Roaring Meg Falls, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: 16°01.791S 145°18.553E	GPS coordinates: 16°01.791S 145°18.553E
	Date of photo: 27 October 2012	Date of photo: 27 October 2012
	Field No.:1693 voucher specimen	Field No.:1693 voucher specimen
	Growing with Stylidium confertum

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Leaves and traps	Description:Flower - side view
	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E
	Date of photo:3 March 2019	Date of photo:3 March 2019
	Field No.:7650	Field No.:7650

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Flower (white form) - side view	Description:Plants (white form) in ephemeral swamp
	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E
	Date of photo:3 March 2019	Date of photo:3 March 2019
	Field No.:7647	Field No.:7647

	*Utricularia caerulea*	*Utricularia caerulea*

	Description:Leaf - (white form)	Description:Traps (white form)
	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland	Location: Silver Valley Road, Herberton, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E	GPS coordinates:17˚24.7074S, 145°20.9706E
	Date of photo:3 March 2019	Date of photo:3 March 2019
	Field No.:7647	Field No.:7647

References (accessed 2 May 2019):

Taylor P, (1989) The Genus Utricularia - a Taxonomic monograph,The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Utricularia~caerulea

Lowrie, A. (2013),Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus 3, Redfern Natural History Productions

Lowrie, A. (2014), Appendix. Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus 3:

1276-1277

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