Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Utricularia foliosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 18.
today: The current name for this species is Utricularia foliosa L.
original Latin diagnosis
Utricularia caule folioso.
English translation
Utricularia with a stem foliose.
| Utricularia | Utricularia |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| foliose. | folioso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies caule |