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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Drosera rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Roundleaf Sundew at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 092-01-003:
Drosera rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Drosera rotundifolia
COMMON NAME:
Roundleaf Sundew
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JK Marlow jkm160503_293
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Found primarily in the Mountains, rarely disjunct eastward, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm080924_003
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm080924_006b
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Steve Marlow snm080928_004
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaf blades wider than long, suborbicular or reniform, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Steve Marlow snm080928_004b
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
The glistening sticky secretion of glandular trichomes aids in insect catching, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Steve Marlow snm080928_023
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
A tiny plant in a tiny crack.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Drosera rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 092-01-003:
Drosera rotundifolia
FAMILY
Droseraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Drosera rotundifolia
489
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC-SC, rare in GA
Habitat: mountain bogs and fens, seepages slopes, vertical seepages on rock (in the mountains) or clay (as along the Little River in the Sandhills of NC), northward also in Coastal Plain wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White or tinged w Pink
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 persistent sepals
5 persistent petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p243
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p174
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p141
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p082
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p100
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p071
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p094
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p365
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p063
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p176