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floating bladderwort
Floating bladderwort is a rare plant species found in freshwater ponds and bogs. It is named for its tiny bladders that create a thick net-like mat in the water. These bladders provide a microhabitat for very small fish and insects. They also capture and consume minute aquatic organisms, which give the plant its nutrition. This bladderwort has several floating leaf stalks, resembling the spokes of a rimless wheel. They support the yellow-flowered stem above the water. --National Park Service, NJ Division of Parks & Forestry
unusual slender yellow blooms
standing here at the spillway, standing throughout this end of the lake, lake reflecting June blue
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floating bladderwort
Floating bladderwort is a rare plant species found in freshwater ponds and bogs. It is named for its tiny bladders that create a thick net-like mat in the water. These bladders provide a microhabitat for very small fish and insects. They also capture and consume minute aquatic organisms, which give the plant its nutrition. This bladderwort has several floating leaf stalks, resembling the spokes of a rimless wheel. They support the yellow-flowered stem above the water. --National Park Service, NJ Division of Parks & Forestry
unusual slender yellow blooms
standing here at the spillway, standing throughout this end of the lake, lake reflecting June blue
DSCN9041