OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Drosera capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 092-01-005:

Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Drosera capillaris

 

COMMON NAME:
Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew


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image of Drosera capillaris, Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew

JK Marlow    jkm0505q_37

May    Williamsburg County    SC

Plant is red in full sun and up to 2" in diameter. — Patrick McMillan

image of Drosera capillaris, Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew

JK Marlow    jkm0505t_0709

May    Williamsburg County    SC

image of Drosera capillaris, Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew

Kevin Adams    kcadroseracapillaris_27

May        NC

Croatan National Forest

Leaves obovate to spatulate, petioles equal to or slightly longer than blades, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Drosera capillaris, Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew

Kevin Adams    kcadroseracapillaris_w10

May    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Petioles not filiform, less than 2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Drosera capillaris, Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdcapillaris_moultrie2

May    Berkeley County    SC

Lake Moultrie

Flowers borne on a 1.5-9" threadlike scape that lacks gland-tipped hairs, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Drosera capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 092-01-005:
Drosera capillaris   FAMILY Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Drosera capillaris

 

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1967

Forb
Annual/Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, other wet sandy or peaty sites, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 persistent sepals
5 persistent petals
5 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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