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Drosera ×obovata

Drosera ×obovata Mert. & W. Koch (pro sp.)

Hybrid Sundew, Obovateleaf Sundew, Sundew

Droseraceae (Sundew family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: DROB

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

Carnivorous plant. Leaves equiped with long sticky glandular hairs to attract and capture small, mostly invertebrate prey, and shorter glands to digest the prey. Natural sterile hybrid of Drosera anglica and D. rotundifolia.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Sterile hybrid, produces no fruit.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , MN , OR , WA
Canada: BC , NL , QC
Native Habitat: Sphagnum bogs, fens, beaver ponds, swamps, peaty gravels, sandy soil, wet sand.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		OBL	OBL			OBL			OBL	OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Drosera �obovata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Drosera �obovata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Drosera �obovata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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