紫狸藻(学名:Utricularia purpurea),又称东部紫狸藻[1],为狸藻属中型浮水生食虫植物。其种加词“purpurea”来源于拉丁文“purpureus”,意为“紫色”,指其植株为紫色。紫狸藻为北美洲和中美洲的特有种。[2]紫狸藻被认为已丧失了部分食虫性。珍妮弗·H·理查兹(Jennifer H. Richards)论述道,紫狸藻仍可以其捕虫囊捕获和消化脊椎动物,但较为少见。取而代之的是,其捕虫囊内充满了藻类、浮游动物及杂物,紫狸藻趋向以互利互惠的关系取代其捕食关系。[3]
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