Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Utricularia minor in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 18.
today: The current name for this species is Utricularia minor L.
original Latin description
Utricularia nectario carinato.
English translation
Utricularia with a nectary keeled.
| Utricularia | Utricularia |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| keeled. | carinato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective carinatus, -a, -um; modifies nectario |