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Droseraceae Salisbury. Common name: Sundew Family.

Key to Droseraceae

A family of 3 genera (Drosera, Dionaea, Aldrovanda) and about 100 species, nearly cosmopolitan.

References: Kubitzki (2003c) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Mellichamp (2015) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Schnell (2002b). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Drosera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jason Ksepka, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jason Ksepka | Aldrovanda vesiculosa source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Emily Oglesby | Dionaea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Mike Kunz | Dionaea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Drosera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Drosera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© 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 ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Drosera | Original Image ⭷

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