Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 18 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Virginia."

Rafinesque, C.S. (1838), Flora Telluriana 4: 109 [basionym]

basionym of: Vesiculina gibba (L.) Raf. legitimate

Taylor, P. (1961), Notes on Utricularia. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 4: 101 [secondary reference]

Taylor, P. (1989), The Genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Addit. ser. 14: 572-583 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia gibba subsp. exoleta (R.Br.) P.Taylor legitimate

Bennett, E.M. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Lentibulariaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 865 [secondary reference]

Rowe, R.R. & Brown, E.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lentibulariaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 600 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate common name: Floating Bladderwort [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 114 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Lentibulariaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 549, Fig. 106b [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia gibba subsp. exoleta (R.Br.) P.Taylor legitimate common name: Floating Bladderwort [n/a]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Lentibulariaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 169, Fig. 33 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vesiculina gibba (L.) Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia biflora Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia gibba subsp. exoleta (R.Br.) P.Taylor legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT, SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW, Vic (native and naturalised)

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 53 [secondary reference]

Baker, M.L., Wapstra, M. & Lawrence, D. (20 August 2019), An annotated census of the lesser-known naturalised plants of Tasmania. Muelleria 38: 48 [secondary reference]

common name: floating bladderwort [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Vesiculina gibba (L.) Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia biflora Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia exoleta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Utricularia gibba subsp. exoleta (R.Br.) P.Taylor legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT, SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (doubtfully naturalised)

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