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Utricularia aurea Lour.
Golden Bladderwort

Reference
Fl.Cochinch Ed. 1, 1:26 (1790)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Submerged, aquatic perennial, herb. Fl. yellow, Jan to Mar or May or Aug or Nov to Dec. River edges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 January 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Keep, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.