Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Droseraceae - Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)

Spatulate-leaved Sundew

(Drosera intermedia)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Drosera rotundifolia

Round-leaved Sundew has round, not ovate, leaves and its leaf petioles are shorter.

Drosera linearis

The leaves of Slender-leaved Sundew are much more elongate, not clearly spoon-shaped.

Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)

Identification: A small, bog loving plant. Flowers white or pink with 5 petals and arranged in an elongate, one-sided cluster. Leaves ovate, spoon-shaped, small, and covered with reddish, glandular hairs. Glandular hairs secrete a sticky juice in drops used to catch insects. Leaf petiole slender, lacks hairs, and relatively long for the genus. Plant 2 to 8 inches in height.

Distribution: Found primarily along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast from southeastern Canada to Florida and west to Texas. Also found around the Great Lakes and other inland localities.

Habitat: Spatulate-leaved Sundew is a species of acid bogs.

Flowering period: June to August.

Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)

Similar Species:

Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Slender-leaved Sundew (Drosera linearis)

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