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Drosera rotundifolia var. gracilis
Drosera rotundifolia L. var. gracilis Laest.
Round-leaved Sundew, Roundleaf Sundew, Roundleaved Sundew
Droseraceae (Sundew family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DRROG
USDA Native Status: AK (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.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AKNative Habitat: Sphagnum bogs, fens, beaver ponds, swamps, peaty gravels, sandy soil, wet sand pits, emergent sandy shorelines.
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 rotundifolia var. gracilis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Drosera rotundifolia var. gracilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Drosera rotundifolia var. gracilis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR