Drosera brevifolia

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Drosera brevifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Drosera
Section: Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:
D. brevifolia
Binomial name
Drosera brevifolia
Pursh 1814

Drosera brevifolia (the dwarf, small or red sundew) is a carnivorous plant of the family Droseraceae native to the Americas. [1] This species differs considerably from the pink sundew, Drosera capillaris , by its wedge-shaped leaves, and distinctly deeper red to reddish purple color, noticeable when side by side with D. capillaris.

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According to the USDA, it is endangered in the State of Kentucky and threatened in the State of Tennessee. [2]

Description

D. brevifolia is usually a small plant, typically no more than 3 centimeters (1.2 in) across, though some are known to grow up to 5 cm (2.0 in), with flower spikes up to 15 cm (5.9 in). Its leaves are obovate to spatulate in shape, and range in length from 7 to 16 millimeters. [3] It is often found growing in areas drier than what most carnivorous plants prefer. It tends to be biennial.

Flowers can be large compared to the rosette and can be pink or white and come in the spring.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in the southeastern United States. Its range stretches from eastern Texas westward to Florida, and north to Virginia. [4]

D. brevifolia has been observed in environments with wet, peaty, or sandy soils. It has been found in habitats such as along the edges of marshes, ponds, and swamps. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Drosera brevifolia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Drosera brevifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 516-7. Print.
  4. ↑ "dwarf sundew - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  5. ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, L. B. Trott, Kathy Craddock Burks, Harry Alden, Loran C. Anderson, Douglas Newton, Philip Greear, H. K. Svenson, B. H. Warnock, C. J. Hansen, C. M. Morton, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, E. C. Ogden, H. K. Svenson, and A. E. Radford. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Liberty, Jackson, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Leon, Bay, Calhoun, Nassau, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady, Bulloch, Bartow, and Thomas. Tennessee: Coffee. Texas: Austin, Hardin, and Freestone. Alabama: Lee and Mobile. North Carolina: Hyde.
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