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Drosera capillaris Poiret. Pink Sundew. Phen: May-Aug. Hab: Pine savannas, other wet sandy or peaty sites. Dist: S. DE south to s. FL and west to TX, rarely inland, as in TN; also extending into tropical America, in the West Indies, Mexico (CHP, OAX, ROO, TAB, VER), and n. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, C, F, Fl4, FNA6, G, GW2, K1, K3, K4, Mex, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Schnell (2002b), Shinners (1962c), Wood (1960), Wynne (1944); = n/a – Tat

Links to other floras: = Drosera capillaris - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily : 9

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Low-growing, carnivorous annual or perennial found in pine savannas and other wet sandy or peaty sites.

Stems: Stems are slender, smooth flowering scapes that emerge from a rosette of basal leaves.

Leaves: Leaves basal (rosette to 4 in. wide), petiolate, oblong to broadly spoon-shaped, reddish or greenish and covered with red, gland-tipped hairs that attract and trap insects.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a small cluster (2-20) nodding at the top of the flowering scape, light pink, about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading, broadly oval petals.

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Height: 1 1/2-12 in.

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description: Low-growing, carnivorous annual or perennial found in pine savannas and other wet sandy or peaty sites.

stems: Stems are slender, smooth flowering scapes that emerge from a rosette of basal leaves.

leaves: Leaves basal (rosette to 4 in. wide), petiolate, oblong to broadly spoon-shaped, reddish or greenish and covered with red, gland-tipped hairs that attract and trap insects.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a small cluster (2-20) nodding at the top of the flowering scape, light pink, about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading, broadly oval petals.

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