Drosera brevifolia
| Drosera brevifolia | |
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Nepenthales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Species: | D. brevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera brevifolia Pursh | |
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| Natural range of Drosera brevifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: dwarf sundew
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Drosera brevifolia is a carnivorous plant.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
D. brevifolia occurs in moist to wet, sandy or peaty soils (FSU Herbarium). It also seems to prefer more open conditions that provide higher light levels (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in longleaf pine communities,[1] pine-saw palmetto flats, open glades, and at the margins of marshes, grass-sedge bogs, ponds, and swamps (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in some disturbed areas that are moist and open, including power line corridors, cutover pinewoods, roadside ditches, open fields, and mowed lawns (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowering has been observed in March through May (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
It is found in the seed bank of disturbed and non-disturbed sites.[1]
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species occurs in habitat that burns frequently (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
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.
