Pressing Things

I decided it was time to formally dry and press some bladderworts displaying the air shoots I've been finding.

This first one is Utricularia macrorhiza, one of our common native bladderworts - there are some fine filaments visible on the herbarium sheet near the top of the plant, which currently has bulbous winter buds at its tip, making pressing a little more difficult.

This next one, Utricularia inflata, is often confused with our native bladderwort when not in flower. The air shoots on this species have a small round bulb at the tips of the filaments, and appear to be found all along the length of the plant.