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NC Native Plant Society:
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Drosera brevifolia

Dwarf Sundew

Scientific Name:

Drosera brevifolia

Genus:

Drosera

Species Epithet:

brevifolia

Common Name:

Dwarf Sundew

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Annual (Herbs Only)

Plant Family

Droseraceae (Sundew Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Pink

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

April, May

Growing Area:

Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Pine savannas, other wet sandy sites, rarely in seepage over rock outcrops. Common in NC Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Annual (Herbs Only)

Wildlife Value:

No known wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Carnivorous. It's really hard to tell a very young D. capillaris from a D. brevifolia. Schnell's CPs of the US & Canada says, "[D. brevifolia] has a very short petiole and a wedge-shaped leaf tapering nearly back to the rosette center. The easiest identification marker for the beginner is the scape of D. brevifolia, which is gland-bearing, whereas the other two species with which it may be confused [D. capillaris and D. rotundifolia] have smooth scapes."

Plant

image

© Philip Semanchuk

Flower

image

Paynter, Wilmington, April 17, 2012

Rosette barely 1 inch across with spatulate to wedge-shaped leaves.

Brunswick County, NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera brevifolia. You will likely hear them called Dwarf Sundew. This picture shows the Rosette barely 1 inch across with spatulate to wedge-shaped leaves. of Drosera brevifolia

Robert Bachand

Brunswick County, NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera brevifolia. You will likely hear them called Dwarf Sundew. This picture shows the  of Drosera brevifolia

Robert Bachand

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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