Drosera filiformis Rafinesque var. filiformis. Common name: Northern Threadleaf Sundew. Phenology: Late May-Sep. Habitat: Margins of natural pools in pinelands, especially clay-based Carolina bays, wet pine flatwoods. Distribution: E. MA south to se. NC and e. SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]); disjunct in sw. NS (Sorrie 1998a).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Sorrie (1998a) clarified the taxonomy and phytogeography of D. filiformis and D. tracyi. See comments about D. tracyi under that species. Reported as adventive in a single county in WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006).
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, K4, NS, POWO, Rice, Robinson, & Fleischmann (2017) in Lowrie et al (2017); = n/a — Pa; < Drosera filiformis Raf. — C, Can, Fl4, FNA6, G, GW2, NY, RAB, S13, Tat, WH3, Shinners (1962c), Sorrie (1998a); < Drosera filiformis Raf. var. filiformis — NE, Schnell (2002b), Wood (1960), Wynne (1944); < Drosera tracyi (Diels) Macfarl. — S. Basionym: Drosera filiformis Raf. 1808
Links to other floras: < Drosera filiformis - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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