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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Drosera rotundifolia

Roundleaf Sundew

Scientific Name:

Drosera rotundifolia

Genus:

Drosera

Species Epithet:

rotundifolia

Common Name:

Roundleaf Sundew

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Droseraceae (Sundew Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Pink

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

June, July, August, September

Growing Area:

Mountains, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Mountain bogs and fens, seepages slopes, vertical seepages on rock (in the mountains) or clay (as along the Little River in the Sandhills of NC), northward also in Coastal Plain wetlands. Uncommon in NC Mountains and Coastal Plain, rare in the Sandhills.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

No known wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

State Status:

W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare (*Key)

Notes:

Carnivorous. Leaf blades are always green (never red like Drosera capillaris).

Plant

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Leaves

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Close-up of leaf covered in glandular hairs

North Carolina mountains-vertical bog

The Scientific Name is Drosera rotundifolia. You will likely hear them called Roundleaf Sundew. This picture shows the Close-up of leaf covered in glandular hairs of Drosera rotundifolia

Bettina Darveaux

A very dense population on a steep rocky cliff along the Blue Ridge Parkway (vertical bog).

Jackson Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera rotundifolia. You will likely hear them called Roundleaf Sundew. This picture shows the A very dense population on a steep rocky cliff along the Blue Ridge Parkway (vertical bog). of Drosera rotundifolia

Bettina Darveaux

The slender petiole ends abruptly with a wide, glandular blade.

Jackson Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera rotundifolia. You will likely hear them called Roundleaf Sundew. This picture shows the  The slender petiole ends abruptly with a wide, glandular blade. of Drosera rotundifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Has a rosette of glandular leaves that spread horizontally or diagonally from a central node

Jackson Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera rotundifolia. You will likely hear them called Roundleaf Sundew. This picture shows the  Has a rosette of glandular leaves that spread horizontally or diagonally from a central node of Drosera rotundifolia

Bettina Darveaux

The flowering stems grow about 5 inches above the leaves. The white flowers are arranged in a spike.

Jackson Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Drosera rotundifolia. You will likely hear them called Roundleaf Sundew. This picture shows the The flowering stems grow about 5 inches above the leaves.  The white flowers are arranged in a spike. of Drosera rotundifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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