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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Drosera intermedia

Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew

Scientific Name:

Drosera intermedia

Genus:

Drosera

Species Epithet:

intermedia

Common Name:

Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Annual (Herbs Only), Perennial

Plant Family

Droseraceae (Sundew Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

July, August, September

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Savannas, ditches, pocosins, margins of pools or streams, often in standing water. Common in NC Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont and Mountains.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Annual (Herbs Only), Perennial

Wildlife Value:

No known wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

This carnivorous plant may be an annual or short-lived perennial.

Plant

image

Philip Semanchuk
Brunswick County, Jun 2006

Plant with Bloom

image

Philip Semanchuk
Pender County, Sept 2008

Narrow, filiform petiole with blade containing sticky glands.

Columbus County, NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera intermedia. You will likely hear them called Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew. This picture shows the Narrow, filiform petiole with blade containing sticky glands. of Drosera intermedia

Robert Bachand

Numerous flowers on the spike but usually one flower blooming at a time.

Columbus County, NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera intermedia. You will likely hear them called Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew. This picture shows the Numerous flowers on the spike but usually one flower blooming at a time.  of Drosera intermedia

Robert Bachand

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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