Drosera filiformis Rafinesque var. floridana B. Rice. Florida Threadleaf Sundew. Phen: May, Oct. Hab: Pondshores. Dist: FL Panhandle (Bay and Washington counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Rice, Robinson, & Fleischmann (2017) separated the FL populations as var. floridana based on their uniformly orange, orange-red, or bright purplish red leaves (vs. olive-green, olive-red, or very occasionally dark purple), shorter scapes (7.8-16.2 cm vs. 13-25 cm), shorter petioles (1-6 [-10] vs. 4-15 mm long), smaller flowers, thinner scapes, and distribution in Bay & Washington counties, FL (vs. se. NC and northward).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Rice, Robinson, & Fleischmann (2017); < Drosera filiformis Raf. – Fl4, FNA6, GW2, K1, K3, S13, WH3, Shinners (1962c); < Drosera filiformis Raf. var. filiformis – Schnell (2002b), Wood (1960), Wynne (1944); < Drosera tracyi (Diels) Macfarl. – S
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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