Characteristics
Drosera rotundifolia L.
round-leaved sundew
Rich fens, acidic bogs, open peaty wetlands, floating logs, and wet springy roadsides. Does well in open sites with low adjacent herbaceous vegetation. Sometimes on edges of shrub hummocks in open wetlands. Usually not in areas with much of a tree canopy.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S4 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Drosera rotundifolia L.
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Species Distribution Map
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Plant Photos
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 19 May 2009
- Jacqueline Donnelly
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 Jul 2009
- Jacqueline Donnelly
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Genesee Co., NY: 31 May 2001
- Steven Daniel
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Hamilton, NY: 25 July 2012
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 21 July 2018
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