Other common names:
Roundleaf Sundew Family: Sundew Family (Droseraceae) Group: Sundews Distinctive features:
Sticky round leaves. Tiny plants of bogs. Similar species: • Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia) - leaves longer, not round except at end, like a spatula. • Linear-leaved Sundew (Drosera linearis) - leaves long and narrow. Flowers: Summer; White; 5 parts (petals); White, very small. Only open in the sunshine. Five petals. Late summer. Leaves:
Round at the end of sticky stalks, lined with long sticky hairs that entrap insects. Height:
Very small and low to the ground. Habitat: Wet Areas; Bogs, full sun. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 174 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 20, 232 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 247 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
common in bogs.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: rotundifolia: round-leaved Photographs:
327 photographs available, of which 11 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
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