Utricularia vulgaris Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 18. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae fossis." RCN: 146.

Lectotype (Taylor in Kew Bull. 18: 171. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 34.2 (LINN) .

Generitype of Utricularia Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot 116. 1929).

Current name: Utricularia vulgaris L. ( Lentibulariaceae).