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Synonym(s): ''D. rotundifolia'' var. ''capillaris'', ''D. sessilifolia'', ''D. brevifolia'' var. ''major'', ''D. minor'', ''D. tenella''<ref name="FLAtlas">Wunderlin R. P., Hansen B. F., Franck A. R. and Essig. F. B. (2017). Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).[S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.</ref>
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Revision as of 09:16, 6 December 2017

Drosera capillaris
Drosera capillaris BM.JPG
Photo by John B
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Nephenthales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species: D. capillaris
Binomial name
Drosera capillaris
Poir.
DROS CAPI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Drosera capillaris from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): pink sundew[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): D. rotundifolia var. capillaris, D. sessilifolia, D. brevifolia var. major, D. minor, D. tenella[3]

Description

D. capillaris is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

Drosera capillaris is found in the southeastern United States ranging from Virginia, south to Florida, and westward to Texas. It can aslo be found in the West Indies, Mexico, and northern South America.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

It is an obligate wetland species[2] being found in pine savannas and other wet sandy or peaty soils.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Wunderlin R. P., Hansen B. F., Franck A. R. and Essig. F. B. (2017). Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).[S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.