states of New Jersey, Virginia, and the Catskills of New York, and they may be a potentially invasive species due to their effects on aquatic invertebrates. Habitat A. vesiculosa prefers clean, shallow, warm, standing water with bright light, low nutrient levels, and a slightly acidic pH (around 6). It can be found floating amongst Juncus, reeds, and even rice. Botanical history Aldrovanda vesiculosa was first mentioned in 1696 by Leonard Plukenet, based on collections made in India. He named the plant Lenticula pulustris Indica. The modern botanical name originates from Gaetano Lorenzo Monti, who described Italian specimens in 1747 and named them Aldrovandia vesiculosa in honor of the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi. When Carl Linnaeus published his Species Plantarum in 1753, the "i" was dropped from the name (an apparent copying error) to form the modern binomial. Infraspecific taxa Aldrovanda vesiculosa var. rubescens A.Cross and L.Adamec (2012) Aldrovanda vesiculosa var. aquitanica Durieu ex Diels (1906) nom. illeg. Aldrovanda vesiculosa var. australis Darwin (1876) nom. illeg. Aldrovanda vesiculosa var. duriaei Caspary (1859) nom. illeg. Aldrovanda vesiculosa var. verticillata (Roxb.) Darwin (1876) nom. illeg. See also Carnivorous plant Bladderwort References External links Aldrovanda vesiculosa project Droseraceae Aquatic plants Carnivorous plants of Australia Carnivorous plants of Africa Carnivorous plants of Europe Carnivorous plants of Asia Caryophyllales of Australia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus