bladderwort
A common name for aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, especially Utricularia vulgaris or similar species found in Japan.
Bladderwort catches small aquatic insects.
Standard kanji spelling for this plant name.
Katakana spelling often used in botanical contexts.
The name 狸藻 (tanukimo) literally means 'raccoon dog weed', likely from the resemblance of its bladder traps to a tanuki's scrotum in folklore, though the exact origin is uncertain.