Drosera Linnaeus. Common name: Sundew.
A genus of about 170 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
References: Howard (2019); Kubitzki (2003c) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Mellichamp (2015) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Rice, Robinson, & Fleischmann (2017) In Lowrie et al. (2017); Schnell (1976); Schnell (1995); Schnell (2002b); Shinners (1962c); Sorrie (1998a); Wood (1960); Wynne (1944). Show full citations.
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© Floyd A. Griffith | Drosera brevifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera tracyi | Original Image ⭷
© Floyd A. Griffith | Drosera intermedia | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Drosera rotundifolia, unnamed tributary, Beaver Brook, Snowy Mountain Trail, Adirondack Park, Hamilton County, New York 1 by Alan Cressler | Drosera rotundifolia source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera tracyi | Original Image ⭷
© Floyd A. Griffith | Drosera brevifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera capillaris | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Drosera capillaris | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera capillaris | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Drosera brevifolia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Alan M. Cressler | Drosera rotundifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Drosera capillaris | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera intermedia | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Drosera intermedia | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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