Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
DROSERA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 281. 1753.
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TYPE: Drosera rotundifolia Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 203. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drosera brevifolia | DWARF SUNDEW | Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | |
| Drosera capillaris | PINK SUNDEW | Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | |
| Drosera filiformis var. floridana | THREADLEAF SUNDEW | Native Endemic Endangered-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Drosera intermedia | WATER SUNDEW; SPOONLEAF SUNDEW | Native Threatened-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Drosera tracyi | TRACY'S SUNDEW | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Drosera x californica var. arenaria | Native Endemic |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blades filiform, not differentiated from petioles; stem base bulbose-cormose (from expanded petiole base); petals 7-17(20) mm
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1. Leaf blades linear or suborbiculate to obovate, elongate-spatulate, or cuneate, differentiated from petioles or not; stem base not bulbose-cormose; petals 3-7(8) mm
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2. Leaf blades 8-25(30) cm long, ca. 1 mm wide or less, glandular trichomes red to reddish purple, drying dark brown; scapes 6-26 cm long; petals 7-10(12) mm long
2. Leaf blades 30-50 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, glandular trichomes pale green, drying pale greenish brown; scapes 25-60 cm long; petals 12-17(-20) mm long
3. Petiole often glandular and scarcely distinct from the expanded blade; scapes stipitate-glandular; stipules absent or reduced to minute hairs; seeds black, crateriform
3. Petiole usually eglandular, rather distinct from the blade; scapes glabrous; stipules present, free from petioles; seeds reddish brown or brown, papillose
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4. Plant always rosulate; petioles flat, sparsely glandular-pilose; petals pink to white, 6-7 mm long; seeds coarsely papillose-corrugated, 0.4-0.5 mm long
4. Plant rosulate when young, soon developing leafy stems 1-8(20) cm long; petioles filiform, glabrous; petals white, 3-6 mm long; seeds uniformly papillose, 0.7-1 mm long